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Kempele
Northern Ostrobothniatown
Kempele
Total population
18,829
Founded
1867
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
- Elva City
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Overview
Kempele is a municipality 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the city of Oulu and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the Oulu Airport in Northern Finland. Historically it was in the province of Oulu, but today it is in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The population of Kempele is 19,702 and the municipality covers an area of 110.32 square kilometres (42.59 sq mi), of which 0.21 square kilometres (0.081 sq mi) is inland waters (2018-01-01). The population density is 179 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi). The municipality of Kempele was founded in 1867.
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History
Kempele was first permanently settled about 500 years ago, at a time when the coastline was closer than it is today. Kempele was considered part of Greater Liminka and consisted of only three houses in 1568, when it was called Kempele for the first time in official records. In 1774 full church privileges were granted to Kempele, which meant separation from Liminka and establishment as an autonomous parish. The municipal government was established in 1867.
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Nearby places in Northern Ostrobothnia
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- Topolje1340.9 mi away · pop. 287
- Batina1341 mi away · pop. 594
- Kneževo1343 mi away · pop. 485
- Branjina1344 mi away · pop. 223
- Podolje1344.2 mi away · pop. 88
- Zmajevac1344.8 mi away · pop. 544
- Popovac1345.5 mi away · pop. 738
- Branjin Vrh1346.6 mi away · pop. 764
- Šećerana1347.5 mi away · pop. 461
- Kamenac1347.8 mi away · pop. 129
- Šumarina1347.9 mi away · pop. 421
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image