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Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,779 (31 August 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 4.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
Siikajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Siikajoen kunta Siikajoki kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Siikajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Raahe |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Seat | Ruukki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,653.89 km2 (638.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,779 |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.53/km2 (11.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.1% |
| • 65 or older | 24.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
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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
editNotable people
edit- Matti Asunmaa (1921–1998)
- Väinö Huhtala (1935–2016)
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Siikajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Siikajoki – Official website
- Siikajokilaakso magazine
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