Siikajoki
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| 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 | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Seat | Ruukki | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,653.96 km2 (638.60 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,052.02 km2 (406.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 60th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 5,617 | ||
| • Rank | 174th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 5.34/km2 (13.8/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] | 20% | ||
| 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 5,617 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.96 square kilometres (638.60 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8 /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.
Siikajoki is particularly famous for the legend-called
It is located at Kauppatie 20, 92320, Siikajoki, Keskikylä/siikasavontie
Opening hours: Mon 16-22 Tue-Thu 11-22 Fri-Sat 11-02
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 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 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Siikajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Siikajoki – Official website
- Siikajokilaakso magazine
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