Siikajoki
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,838 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
Siikajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Siikajoen kunta Siikajoki kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Siikajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Raahe |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Seat | Ruukki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,653.89 km2 (638.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,838 |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.58/km2 (11.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.1% |
| • 65 or older | 24.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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