| Haukipudas | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Haukiputaan kunta | |||
| The church and the belfry of Haukipudas | |||
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| Location of Haukipudas in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipality manager | Jarmo Ronkainen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,023.62 km2 (395.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 441.01 km2 (170.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 582.61 km2 (224.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 108th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 18,866 | ||
| • Rank | 59th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 42.78/km2 (110.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Sami | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 26.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 10.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.haukipudas.fi | ||
Haukipudas is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province.
The municipality has a population of 18,866 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,023.62 square kilometres (395.22 sq mi) of which 582.61 km2 (224.95 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 42.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (110.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There are 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
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