| Ylikiiminki | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Ylikiimingin kunta | ||
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Ylikiiminki Church, built in 1786.
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Location of Ylikiiminki in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°ECoordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,063.9 km2 (410.8 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.24 km2 (8.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,512 | |
| • Density | 3.37/km2 (8.7/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.ylikiiminki.fi | |
Ylikiiminki (Swedish: Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009.
It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 (31 December 2008) and covered a land area of 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi). The population density was 3.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities were Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Utajärvi and Yli-Ii. Oulujoki municipality that was closed in 1965 was also neighbour municipality.