Nivala, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
🇫🇮 Nivala (Pidisjärvi) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town covers an area of 536.88 square km (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km² (3.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 19.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The subject of Nivala's coat of arms describes the wooden gate model typical of the municipality, and at the same time the shape of the gate resembles the initial letter of the name of the municipality. The coat of arms was designed by Kalervo Kallio, the son of president Kyösti Kallio, and the Nivala municipal council approved it at its meeting on 23 November 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on 4 February 1965.
Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska.
Nature The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.
Europe/Helsinki/North_Ostrobothnia
Nivala has a population of over 10,419 people. Nivala also forms part of the wider Nivala-Haapajärvi District which has a population of over 30,499 people. It is also a part of the larger Northern Ostrobothnia Region. Nivala is situated near Oulu.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Nivala has links with:
🇭🇺 Zirc, Hungary🇸🇪 Örnsköldsvik 63.283
🇳🇴 Kristiansund 63.1
🇬🇷 Herakleion 25.133
Locations Near: Nivala 24.9667,63.9167
🇫🇮 Ylivieska 24.533,64.067 d: 26.9
🇫🇮 Oulu 25.478,65.016 d: 124.6
🇫🇮 Kokkola 23.131,63.839 d: 90.3
🇫🇮 Jyväskylä 25.748,62.243 d: 190.3
🇫🇮 Kemi 24.562,65.735 d: 203.1
🇫🇮 Jakobstad 22.704,63.673 d: 114.4
🇫🇮 Seinäjoki 22.841,62.789 d: 164.2
🇫🇮 Rovaniemi 25.725,66.497 d: 289.1
Antipodal to: Nivala -155.033,-63.917
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 14841.2
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15026.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14364.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14297.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 10714.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10603.1
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10586.5
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 15370.4