Nivala is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 10,901 (2003) and covers an area of 536.80 km² of which 7.25 km² is water. The population density is 20.6 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
| Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Alavieska | Haapajärvi | Haapavesi | Hailuoto | Haukipudas | Ii | Kalajoki | Kempele | Kestilä | Kiiminki | Kuivaniemi | Kuusamo | Kärsämäki | Liminka | Lumijoki | Merijärvi | Muhos | Nivala | Oulainen | Oulu | Oulunsalo | Piippola | Pudasjärvi | Pulkkila | Pyhäjoki | Pyhäjärvi | Pyhäntä | Raahe | Rantsila | Reisjärvi | Ruukki | Sievi | Siikajoki | Taivalkoski | Tyrnävä | Utajärvi | Vihanti | Yli-Ii | Ylikiiminki | Ylivieska |
| Northern Ostrobothnia | Oulu Province | Finland |