Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.

Halsua
Halso
Municipality
Halsuan kunta
Halso kommun
Halsua municipal office
Halsua municipal office
Coat of arms of Halsua
Location of Halsua in Finland
Location of Halsua in Finland
Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E / 63.4633; 24.167
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKaustinen sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerKalevi Lindfors
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi)
 • Land413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi)
 • Water15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
 • Rank201st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total
1,001
 • Rank294th largest in Finland
 • Density2.42/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6452%
 • 65 or older34.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.halsua.fi

Halsua is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of about 1200 in 2019's and covers an area of 428.34 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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