Siikalatva
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| Siikalatva | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Siikalatvan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°16′N 025°52′E / 64.267°N 25.867°ECoordinates: 64°16′N 025°52′E / 64.267°N 25.867°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region | ||
| Charter | 2009 | ||
| Seat | Pulkkila | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Tuomo Haapalahti | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,229.35 km2 (860.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,170.73 km2 (838.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 58.62 km2 (22.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 6,385 | ||
| - Density | 2.94/km2 (7.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 60.2% | ||
| - 65 or older | 22.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.siikalatva.fi | ||
Siikalatva is a municipality of Finland.
Siikalatva is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It was created on January 1, 2009 when the municipalities of Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila were consolidated into a single municipality.[6]
The municipality has a population of 6,385 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,229.35 square kilometres (860.76 sq mi) of which 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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 on 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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Pohjois-Pohjanmaalle tulee uusi Siikalatvan kunta" (in Finnish). YLE Uutiset (YLE News). Yleisradio Oy. 25 February 2008. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/oikea/id83632.html. Retrieved on 3 August 2008.
[edit] External links
Media related to Siikalatva at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Siikalatva – Official website (Finnish)
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