Liminka
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Liminka
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Limingan kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Limingo kommun}}
| other_name = Limingo
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Liminka church 20080726 03.jpg
| image_caption = Liminka Church
| image_shield = Liminka.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Liminka sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Liminka in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|64|48.5|N|025|25|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = North Ostrobothnia
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Oulu
| leader_title = Municipality manager
| leader_name = Pekka Rajala
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 1477
|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Liminka}}
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|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Liminka}}
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|population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Liminka}}
|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Liminka}}
|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Liminka}}
|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Liminka}}
|demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Liminka}}
|demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Liminka}}
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|demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Liminka}}
|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Liminka}}
|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Liminka}}
|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Liminka}}
|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Liminka}}
|demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Liminka}}
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|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Liminka}}
|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Liminka}}
|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Liminka}}
|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Liminka}}
|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Liminka}}
|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Liminka}}
|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Liminka}}
|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Liminka}}
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Url|https://www.liminka.fi/}}
}}
Liminka ({{langx|sv|Limingo}}) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about {{convert|25|km|mi}} south of Oulu.
The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Liminka}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Liminka}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Liminka}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Liminka|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The neighbouring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä and Vaala.
The Liminganlahti Bay is a notable bird sanctuary.
History
Liminka was founded in 1477. According to folklore, the name Liminka comes from the fictional giant, Limmi.{{cite web|url=https://www.rantalakeus.fi/tunnetko-tarinan-limmista-jonka-mukaan-liminka-sai/6273663|title=Tunnetko tarinan Limmistä, jonka mukaan Liminka sai kansantarussa nimensä? Tämän jätin kalajutut hakevat vertaistaan|first=Sami|last=Tapanainen|work=Rantalakeus|date=24 March 2024|access-date=8 May 2025|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}
Culture
=Food=
In the 1980s, meat potatoes, barley [https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/rieska rieskas] and sweet porridge were named Liminka's local traditional dishes.{{cite book | last=Kolmonen |first= Jaakko | title=Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat | page =170 | location=Helsinki | publisher=Patakolmonen | year=1988 | isbn = 951-96047-3-1 | language=fi}}
Notable people
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
- Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 1965), author
- Leo Lastumäki (1927–2012), actor
- Juho Sunila (1875–1936), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland (1927–1928, 1931–1932)
- Yrjö Wichmann (1868–1932), linguist and professor
- Antti Ylönen (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman
Twinnings
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
{{Wikivoyage-inline}}
- [https://www.liminka.fi/ Municipality of Liminka] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
- [https://www.visitliminka.fi/en/ Visit Liminka]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065011/http://www.liminganlahti.net/english.html Bay of Liminka]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Liminka
| NE = Tyrnävä
| S = Siikalatva
| SW = Siikajoki
| W = Lumijoki
}}
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places established in the 1470s
Category:Populated coastal places in Finland
{{OuluProvince-geo-stub}}