Halsua
Halsua Halso | |
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Municipality | |
Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
Charter | 1868 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
• Land | 413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi) |
• Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
• Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 994 |
• Rank | 294th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.41/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 94.5% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.5% |
• Others | 5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52% |
• 65 or older | 34.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.halsua.fi |
Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of about 1200 in 2019's and covers an area of 428.34 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
External links
Media related to Halsua at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Halsua – Official website (in Finnish)