Nivala (formerly known as Pidisjärvi)^[5] is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,450 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 536.88 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km² (3.44 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 19.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Nivala
Town
Nivalan kaupunki Nivala stad
Coat of arms
Location of Nivala in Finland
Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Nivala–Haapajärvi
Charter	1867
Town privileges	1992
Government
• Town manager	Päivi Karikumpu
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	536.88 km2 (207.29 sq mi)
• Land	527.31 km2 (203.60 sq mi)
• Water	8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
• Rank	165th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	10,450
• Rank	92nd largest in Finland
• Density	19.82/km2 (51.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.8% (official)
• Others	1.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	22.5%
• 15 to 64	54.2%
• 65 or older	23.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.nivala.fi

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The subject of Nivala's coat of arms describes the wooden gate model typical of the municipality, and at the same time the shape of the gate resembles the initial letter of the name of the municipality. The coat of arms was designed by Kalervo Kallio, the son of president Kyösti Kallio, and the Nivala municipal council approved it at its meeting on 23 November 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on 4 February 1965.^[6][7]

Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska.

• Kyösti Kallio, the fourth President of Finland (1937–1940), was a resident of Nivala.
• Rakel Liehu, writer
• Maria Lohela, former Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2018)
• Atte Ohtamaa, hockey player