Kalajoki
Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Finland. For the river, see Kalajoki River.
Kalajoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑlɑˌjoki]; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
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Town | |
Kalajoen kaupunki Kalajoki stad | |
Coordinates: 64°16′N 023°57′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Ylivieska |
Charter | 1865 |
Town privileges | 2002 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Jukka Puoskari |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,391.30 km2 (923.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 924.1 km2 (356.8 sq mi) |
• Water | 1,469.15 km2 (567.24 sq mi) |
• Rank | 84th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,372 |
• Rank | 83rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.39/km2 (34.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 3.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.7% |
• 65 or older | 26.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.kalajoki.fi |
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The town has a population of 12,372 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,391.30 square kilometres (923.29 sq mi) of which 1,469.15 km2 (567.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.