Halsua
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| Halsua | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Halsuan kunta | ||
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| Location of Halsua in Finland Location of Halsua in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 428.33 km2 (165.38 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 412.70 km2 (159.34 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 244th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,211 | |
| • Rank | 317th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.93/km2 (7.6/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 1,211 (31 March 2016)[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 2.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Halsua:
- Centre Party 53.7%
- True Finns 28.6%
- Christian Democrats 8.5%
- Social Democratic Party 4.5%
- National Coalition Party 2.2%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.5%
- Swedish People's Party 0.4%
References
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External links
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- Municipality of Halsua – Official website (Finnish)
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