Pudasjärvi
Sign in to savePudasjärvi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, northeast of the city of Oulu and southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Pudasjärvi is the second largest township in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world. It's also one of the most sparsely inhabited.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pudasjärvi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pudasjärven liikuntahalli ja nuorisotilat.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Pudasjarvi.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Pudasjärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Pudasjärvi in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Ostrobothnia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Oulunkaari
- Settlement.leader_name
- Town manager
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Kaarina Daavittila
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1865
- Settlement.established_title2
- City rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 2004
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Pudasjärvi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, northeast of the city of Oulu and southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Pudasjärvi is the second largest township in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world. It's also one of the most sparsely inhabited.
Pudasjärvi is famed for its nature, and is the home of the southernmost fell area in Finland, Syöte. The oldest dated rock formations within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pudasjärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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