🇫🇮 Haukipudas is a town and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013.
The municipality covers an area of 1,023.62 km² (395.22 sq mi) of which 224.95 km² (86.85 sq mi) is water. The population density is 23.8559/km² (61.7865/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.
The educational department took part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Local sights • Haukipudas Church, built in 1762. • Kiviniemi, a fishing village • Kurtinhaudan beach-forest • Haukiputaan homestead.
Islands The following is a compilation of some of the islands of Haukipudas located just off the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia: Hanhikari, Hietakari, Hoikka-Hiue, Iso-Hiue, Iso-Miehikkä, Isonkivenletto, Kaasamatala (Hiuvet), Kattilankalla, Kellon Kraaseli, Kintasletto, Kotakari, Kriisinkivi, Kropsu, Laitakari, Lemmonletto, Länsiletto, Lönkytin, Mustakari, Mustakari (Martinniemi), Nimetön, Pallonen, Pensaskari, Pikku-Miehikkä, Pulkkisenmatala, Puukkoletto, Rapakari, Rivinletto (Kaasamatala), Santapankki, Satakarinletto, Ulko-Pallonen, Välikari, Ykskivi, Väliletto, Äijänkumpele.
Haukipudas has a population of over 19,053 people. Haukipudas also forms part of the wider Oulu District which has a population of over 250,000 people. Haukipudas is situated near Oulu.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Haukipudas has links with:
🇵🇱 Busko-Zdrój, Poland 🇩🇪 Steinheim, Germany🇷🇺 Novy Urengoy 66.087
Locations Near: Haukipudas 25.35,65.1833
🇫🇮 Rovaniemi 25.725,66.497 d: 147.1
🇫🇮 Ylivieska 24.533,64.067 d: 130.1
🇫🇮 Kajaani 27.733,64.223 d: 155.6
🇫🇮 Kokkola 23.131,63.839 d: 183.4
🇫🇮 Jyväskylä 25.748,62.243 d: 327.6
🇫🇮 Jakobstad 22.704,63.673 d: 210.5
Antipodal to: Haukipudas -154.65,-65.183
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 14703.5
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 14892.7
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14225.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14159.4
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 15447.9
🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 14824.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 10573.6
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14485
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14485