Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua
Halso | |
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Municipality | |
Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
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Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
Charter | 1868 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
• Land | 412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi) |
• Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
• Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,083 |
• Rank | 291st largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.62/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.6% |
• Others | 0.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52% |
• 65 or older | 34.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 23.5% |
Website | www.halsua.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of about 1200 in 2019's and covers an area of 428.34 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.8/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Halsua:
Media related to Halsua at Wikimedia Commons
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