Pyhäjoki
| Pyhäjoki | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Pyhäjoen kunta | ||
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 Location of Pyhäjoki in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°ECoordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Soronen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,365.31 km2 (527.15 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 542.06 km2 (209.29 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 79th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,259 | |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.01/km2 (15.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.pyhajoki.fi | |
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.
The municipality is located on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the river Pyhäjoki. It has a population of 3,259 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 1,365.31 square kilometres (527.15 sq mi) of which 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.6/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 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "New nuclear reactor to be built at Pyhäjoki". YLE News. Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
External links
Media related to Pyhäjoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäjoki – Official website
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