Halsua
Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua
Halso | |
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Municipality | |
| Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
Halsua municipal office | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Halsua in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,013 |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.45/km2 (6.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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. The population density is 2.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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