Halsua
Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua
Halso | |
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Municipality | |
| Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
 Halsua municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Halsua in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,042 |
| • Rank | 291st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.52/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 23.5% |
| Website | www.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 2.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.5/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:
- Centre Party 53.7%
- True Finns 28.6%
- Christian Democrats 8.5%
- Social Democratic Party 4.5%
- National Coalition Party 2.2%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.5%
- Swedish People's Party 0.4%
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Halsua at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Halsua – Official website (in Finnish)
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