Siikajoki | ||
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Municipality | ||
Siikajoen kunta | ||
Siikajoki Church
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Location of Siikajoki in Finland |
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Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°ECoordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | |
Charter | 1868 | |
Seat | Ruukki | |
Government | ||
• Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 1,051.43 km2 (405.96 sq mi) | |
• Land | 1,052.02 km2 (406.19 sq mi) | |
• Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 74th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 5,456 | |
• Rank | 167th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.19/km2 (13.4/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 97.8% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 2% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 21.8% | |
• 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
• 65 or older | 15.8% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
Website | www.siikajoki.fi |
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,456 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,051.43 square kilometres (405.96 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The current municipality of Siikajoki consists of three previous municipalities of Paavola and Revonlahti, that were merged into the municipality of Ruukki in 1973, and the municipality of Siikajoki founded in 1868. The municipalities of Ruukki and Siikajoki were disbanded and replaced by the new municipality of Siikajoki on January 1, 2007.