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Siikajoki

Siikajoki
Municipality
Siikajoen kunta
Siikajoki Church
Siikajoki Church
Coat of arms of Siikajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Location of Siikajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E / 64.667; 25.100Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E / 64.667; 25.100
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.


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