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Halsua

Halsua
Municipality
Halsuan kunta
Coat of arms of Halsua
Coat of arms
Location of Halsua in Finland
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 (2016-01-01)
 • Total 413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi)
 • Land 412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi)
 • Water 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Area rank 201st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,211
 • Rank 295th largest in Finland
 • Density 2.93/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age
 • 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 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) and covers an area of 413.01 square kilometres (159.46 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Halsua:



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