Pyhäjoki
| Pyhäjoki | ||
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| Pyhäjoen kunta | ||
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Soronen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,365.31 km2 (527.15 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 542.06 km2 (209.29 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 79th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,207 | |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.92/km2 (15.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| 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 3,207 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,365.31 square kilometres (527.15 sq mi) of which 823.25 km2 (317.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.3/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]
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäjoki – Official website
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