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Yli-Ii

Yli-Ii
Former municipality
Yli-Iin kunta
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Coat of arms of Yli-Ii
Coat of arms
Location of Yli-Ii in Finland
Location of Yli-Ii in Finland
Coordinates: 65°22′20″N 025°50′25″E / 65.37222°N 25.84028°E / 65.37222; 25.84028Coordinates: 65°22′20″N 025°50′25″E / 65.37222°N 25.84028°E / 65.37222; 25.84028
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulu Arc sub-region
Charter 1924
Government
 • Municipal manager Pekka Tolonen
Area
 • Total 793.27 km2 (306.28 sq mi)
 • Land 769.15 km2 (296.97 sq mi)
 • Water 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)
 • Total 2,179
 • Density 2.83/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.yli-ii.fi

Yli-Ii (Swedish: Överijo) was a municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Oulu and was part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Alongside Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Oulunsalo municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. The municipality had a population of 2,179 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 793.27 square kilometres (306.28 sq mi) of which 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) is water. The population density was 2.8330/km2 (7.3374/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Yli-Ii is probably best known from a pre-historical museum called Kierikkikeskus.



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