Kestilä
Place in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Kestilä is a village and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the North Ostrobothnia region.
Kestilä | |
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Village, former municipality | |
| Kestilän kunta Kestilä kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kestilä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°21′N 026°17′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Consolidated | 2009 |
| Area | |
• Total | 606.53 km2 (234.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 601.44 km2 (232.22 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2015-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 536 |
| • Density | 0.891/km2 (2.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Established in 1867, the population was 536 as of 31 December 2015.[2] The municipality covered an area of 606.53 km2 (234.18 sq mi) of which 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) is water.[1]
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The municipality was consolidated with Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 2009-01-01 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva.[3]
