Siikajoki is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
of
Finland
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. It is part of the
North Ostrobothnia region
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. The municipality has a population of
()
and covers an area of of
which
is water.
The
population density
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is
. Neighbour municipalities are
Hailuoto
Hailuoto (; sv, Karlö) is a Finnish island in the northern Baltic Sea and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Hailuoto is (), which make it the smallest municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia and the former Oulu Pr ...
,
Liminka
Liminka ( sv, Limingo) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about south of Oulu.
The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The n ...
,
Lumijoki,
Raahe
Raahe (; sv, Brahestad; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger in 1649, it is one of 10 historic wooden towns (or town centers) remaining in Finland. Examp ...
and
Siikalatva.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
History
The current municipality of Siikajoki consists of three previous municipalities of
Paavola and
Revonlahti, that were merged into the municipality of
Ruukki in 1973, and the municipality of Siikajoki founded in 1868. The municipalities of Ruukki and Siikajoki were disbanded and replaced by the new municipality of Siikajoki on January 1, 2007.
Settlements
*
Luohuan Ylipää
Notable people
*
Matti Asunmaa (1921–1998)
*
Väinö Huhtala (1935-2016)
See also
*
Battle of Siikajoki
*
Battle of Revolax
References
External links
Municipality of Siikajoki– Official website
Siikajokilaakso magazine
Populated places established in 1868
Populated coastal places in Finland
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