Pyhäjoki

Pyhäjoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the defunct province of Oulu, which was split in two regions; Pyhäjoki is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

Pyhäjoki
Municipality
Pyhäjoen kunta
Pyhäjoki kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerMatti Soronen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,365.09 km2 (527.06 sq mi)
 • Land542.06 km2 (209.29 sq mi)
 • Water823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi)
Area rank159th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total3,067
 • Rank219th largest in Finland
 • Density5.66/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.1%
 • 15 to 6462.4%
 • 65 or older19.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.pyhajoki.fi

The municipality is located on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the river Pyhäjoki. It has a population of 3,067 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,365.09 square kilometres (527.06 sq mi) of which 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Fennovoima, a Finnish nuclear power company, plans to build a nuclear power plant at Hanhikivi in the municipality. The power plant would be operational in 2020.[6]

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.
  6. "New nuclear reactor to be built at Pyhäjoki". YLE News. Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

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