Halsua

Halsua
—  Municipality  —
Halsuan kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Halsua in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kaustinen sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
 • Municipal manager Kalevi Lindfors
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 428.33 km2 (165.4 sq mi)
 • Land 412.70 km2 (159.3 sq mi)
 • Water 15.63 km2 (6 sq mi)
Area rank 244th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 1,287
 • Rank 317th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.12/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 60.4%
 • 65 or older 24%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.halsua.fi

Halsua is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,287 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 428.33 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.1 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Halsua:

References

External links

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