Siikajoki
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| Siikajoki | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Siikajoen kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.1°ECoordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.1°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Seat | Ruukki | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,651.75 km2 (637.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,045.89 km2 (403.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 605.86 km2 (233.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 5,786 | ||
| - Density | 5.53/km2 (14.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 97.8% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 21.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.4% | ||
| - 65 or older | 15.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.siikajoki.fi | ||
Siikajoki 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 5,786 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,651.75 square kilometres (637.74 sq mi) of which 605.86 km2 (233.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.3 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] History
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Siikajoki at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Siikajoki – Official website
- Siikajokilaakso magazine
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