Pyhäjoki
Pyhäjoki | ||
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Municipality | ||
Pyhäjoen kunta | ||
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Location of Pyhäjoki in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°ECoordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°E | ||
Country |
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Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | |
Charter | 1865 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Matti Soronen | |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,365.09 km2 (527.06 sq mi) | |
• Land | 542.06 km2 (209.29 sq mi) | |
• Water | 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 159th largest in Finland | |
Population (2018-08-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 3,143 | |
• Rank | 223rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/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 | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
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 3,143 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 1,365.09 square kilometres (527.06 sq mi) of which 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/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 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "New nuclear reactor to be built at Pyhäjoki". YLE News. Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
External links
- Municipality of Pyhäjoki – Official website
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