Halsua | ||
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Municipality | ||
Halsuan kunta | ||
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Location of Halsua in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°ECoordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E | ||
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: