Ruukki

Former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Ruukki in Finland

Coordinates: 64°39′50″N 025°06′05″E / 64.66389°N 25.10139°E / 64.66389; 25.10139CountryFinlandRegionNorthern OstrobothniaCharter1973Consolidated2007Area

^[1]

• Total772.58 km² (298.29 sq mi) • Land766.79 km² (296.06 sq mi) • Water5.79 km² (2.24 sq mi)Population

(2006-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,505 • Density5.8/km² (15/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ruukki is a former municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,505 (31 December 2006)^[2] and covered an area of 772.58 square kilometres (298.29 sq mi) of which 5.79 km² (2.24 sq mi) is water. The population density was 5.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

In 2007 municipality of Ruukki joined together with Siikajoki.

References

^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 1 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 1 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}