- Pulkkila
Pulkkila is a municipality of
Finland .Pulkkila is located in the province of Oulu, convert|90|km|mi south fromOulu and convert|250|km|mi north fromJyväskylä . The municipality has a population of 1,587 (2008 -06-30 ) and covers an area of convert|411.23|km2|sqmi|abbr=on of which convert|29.83|km2|sqmi|abbr=on is water. The population density is 4.16 inhabitants per km².The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pulkkila is best known for its metal industry and the artificial lake of Uljua.
The municipality will be consolidated with
Kestilä ,Piippola andRantsila on2009 -01-01 to form a new municipality ofSiikalatva .cite web |url= http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/oikea/id83632.html |title= Pohjois-Pohjanmaalle tulee uusi Siikalatvan kunta |accessdate= 2008-08-03 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2008-02-25 |year= |month= |format= |work= YLE Uutiset (YLE News) |publisher= Yleisradio Oy |pages= |language= Finnish |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]Notable persons from Pulkkila
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Pentti Haanpää
*Ilmari Kianto References
External links
* [http://www.pulkkila.fi/ Municipality of Pulkkila] – official site fi
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