Halsua

Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.

Halsua

Halso
Municipality
Halsuan kunta
Halso kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Halsua in Finland
Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKaustinen sub-region
Charter1868
Government
  Municipal managerKalevi Lindfors
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi)
  Land412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi)
  Water15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Area rank201st largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
  Total1,116
  Rank292nd largest in Finland
  Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish99.1% (official)
  Swedish0.6%
  Others0.3%
Population by age
  0 to 1415.6%
  15 to 6460.4%
  65 or older24%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.5%
Websitewww.halsua.fi

It 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 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Halsua:

See also

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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