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Kalajoki

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Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kalajoki
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Kalajoki kaupungintalo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kalajoki Town Hall
Settlement.image_shield
Himanka.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kalajoki_sijainti_Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kalajoki in Finland
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe marker
city
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ylivieska
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Jukka Puoskari
Settlement.established_title
Charter

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Kalajoen kaupunki
Country
Finland
Located in
Oulu Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
12155
Area
1467.19
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Ylivieska
Follows
Himanka
Official website
www.kalajoki.fi
Image
Plassi Kalajoki 20120516.JPG
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category of associated people
Category:People from Kalajoki
twinned administrative body
Vansbro Municipality
Commons category
Kalajoki
topic's main category
Category:Kalajoki
associated electoral district
Oulu
located in the statistical territorial entity
Ylivieska sub-region
P12749
LaTeX
different from
Karijoki
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Government
  • Tourism
  • People born in Kalajoki
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — Sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalajoki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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