Pyhäjoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Pyhäjoen kunta Pyhäjoki kommun | |
) Coat of arms | |
) Location of Pyhäjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°27′50″N 24°15′40″E / 64.46389°N 24.26111°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,053 |
| • Rank | 218th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.63/km2 (14.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (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 3,053 (31 December 2020)[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 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/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
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
External links
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Media related to Pyhäjoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäjoki – Official website