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Siikajoki

Siikajoki
Municipality
Siikajoen kunta
Siikajoki kommun
Coat of arms of Siikajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E / 64.667; 25.100
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe
Charter1868
SeatRuukki
Government
 • Municipality managerKaisu Tuomi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,653.89 km2 (638.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi)
 • Water601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi)
 • Rank74th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
4,792
 • Rank170th largest in Finland
 • Density4.54/km2 (11.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.2% (official)
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1421.2%
 • 15 to 6454.1%
 • 65 or older24.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.siikajoki.fi

Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,792 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Siikajoki Church

The current municipality of Siikajoki consists of three previous municipalities of Paavola and Revonlahti, that were merged into the municipality of Ruukki in 1973, and the municipality of Siikajoki founded in 1868. The municipalities of Ruukki and Siikajoki were disbanded and replaced by the new municipality of Siikajoki on January 1, 2007.

Settlements

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revonlahti