Halsua

Halsua
Municipality
Halsuan kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Halsua in Finland
Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E / 63.4633; 24.167Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E / 63.4633; 24.167
Country Finland
Region Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kaustinen sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
  Municipal manager Kalevi Lindfors
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 428.33 km2 (165.38 sq mi)
  Land 412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi)
  Water 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Area rank 244th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 1,211
  Rank 317th largest in Finland
  Density 2.93/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.1% (official)
  Swedish 0.6%
  Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 15.6%
  15 to 64 60.4%
  65 or older 24%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.halsua.fi

Halsua is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,211 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 428.33 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Halsua:

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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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