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Kempele | |
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Municipality | |
| Kempeleen kunta Kempele kommun | |
 Holy Trinity Church, Kempele | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kempele in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°54′45″N 025°30′30″E / 64.91250°N 25.50833°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tuomas Lohi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 110.34 km2 (42.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 294th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,583 |
| • Rank | 57th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 177.8/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 23.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.4% |
| • 65 or older | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 90440, 90450 |
| Website | www |
Kempele is a municipality 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the city of Oulu and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Oulu Airport in Northern Finland. Historically it was in the province of Oulu, but today it is in the region of North Ostrobothnia. The population of Kempele is 19,583 (31 October 2024) and the municipality covers an area of 110.32 square kilometres (42.59 sq mi) (excluding sea), of which 0.21 square kilometres (0.081 sq mi) is inland waters (2018-01-01). The population density is 178 inhabitants per square kilometre (460/sq mi) (31 October 2024). The municipality of Kempele was founded in 1867.
Kempele is the birthplace of former NHL goaltender Pekka Rinne.
The neighbouring municipalities are Liminka, Oulu and Tyrnävä.
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.