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Siikajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Siikajoen kunta Siikajoki kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Siikajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°40′N 025°06′E / 64.667°N 25.100°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Raahe |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Seat | Ruukki |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kaisu Tuomi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,653.89 km2 (638.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,055.46 km2 (407.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,779 |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.53/km2 (11.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.1% |
| • 65 or older | 24.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,779 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,653.89 square kilometres (638.57 sq mi) of which 601.94 km2 (232.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.