Pyhäjoki

Pyhäjoki
Municipality
Pyhäjoen kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Pyhäjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°E / 64.46389; 24.26111Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°E / 64.46389; 24.26111
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. 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 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  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. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

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