Kalajoki

Kalajoki
Toun
Kalajoen kaupunki
Sandy beaches o Kalajoki
Coat airms
Location o Kalajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 64°16′N 023°57′E
Kintra	Finland
Region	Northren Ostrobothnie
Sub-region	Ylivieska sub-region
Chairter	1865
Toun privileges	2002
Govrenment
• Toun manager	Jukka Puoskari
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	2391.30 km2 (923.29 sq mi)
• Laund	922.16 km2 (356.05 sq mi)
• Water	1469.15 km2 (567.24 sq mi)
Area rank	84t lairgest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)
• Total	12,328
• Rank	83rd lairgest in Finland
• Density	13.37/km2 (34.6/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
• Finnish	7,001,988,000,000,000,000♠98.8% (offeecial)
• Swadish	6,999,200,000,000,000,000♠0.2%
• Ithers	7,000,100,000,000,000,000♠1%
Population by age
• 0 tae 14	7,001,197,000,000,000,000♠19.7%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,632,000,000,000,000♠63.2%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,171,000,000,000,000♠17.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.kalajoki.fi

Kalajoki is a toun an municipality o Finland.

It is locatit in the Northren Ostrobothnie region. The toun haes a population o 12,328 (28 Februar 2023) an covers an aurie o 2,391.30 square kilometre (923.29 sq mi) o which 1,469.15 km² (567.24 sq mi) is watter. The population densitie is 13.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

The first reference tae Kalajoki can be foond frae the beginnin o 16t century an it got the status o a parish in 1525, it wis designatit as a regional parish in 1545. This status endit wi the abolishment o the parish form o organisation in the early 1860s. Kalajoki wis a significant mercat place an controlled the whole regions taur treddin. Bi the end o 19t century the meanin o taur wis diminishin as a guid an the importance o Kalajoki wis reducit thareefter.

The taur trade wis a derivative o the forestry industry, an Kalajoki haes lang been the location o forestry activities. Thare are still sawmills in operation in the ceety the day.

In addeetion tae taur treddin, Kalajoki haes lang been a fermin commonty, producin a variety o agricultural products, includin wheat an rye. Thare are mony ferms still operatin in the ceety, an thare is a weekly mercat durin the spring an simmer months whare local fermers an merchants sell thair products.

Govrenment

Thare wur mony attempts tae reorganise Kalajoki as a ceety, which wad confer additional authorities on the municipality. The first attempt wis in 1865, an thare wur several subsequent attempts throughoot the 20t century. Kalajoki wis feenally reorganisit as a ceety in 2002.

Juist lik ony municipality in Finland, the ceety o Kalajoki is componed o several sub-units, cried a kylä. The follaein compone the ceety o Kalajoki: Vasankari, Plassi, Mehtäkylä, Pohjankylä, Pitkäsenkylä, Etelänkylä, Kääntä, Tynkä, Rahja, Kurikkala, Kärkinen, Typpö, Rautio.

Ivery fower years, the voters o Kalajoki elect a ceety cooncil o 35 memmers which meets monthly. The Cooncil then elects a govrenin cooncil o nine memmers that meets mair regularly tae transact the business o the ceety. As o the maist recent municipal election in 2004, 19 memmers o the ceety cooncil are frae the Centre Pairty, 6 are frae the local Pro Kalajoki Pairty, 4 are frae the centre-right Naitional Coalition Pairty, 3 are frae the Left Alliance, 2 are frae the centre-left Social Democratic Pairty, an ane memmer is frae the Christian Democrats Pairty.

The municipality o Rautio wis consolidatit wi Kalajoki in 1973. The neebourin municipality o Himanka wis consolidatit wi Kalajoki on 1 Januar 2010.

Tourism

Kalajoki is a well kent tourist attraction place in Finland due tae lang sandy beaches (sea) an relatit activities.

Sister ceeties

• Taki, Japan (syne 2003)

Freemit airtins

Media relatit tae Kalajoki at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Kalajoki Archived 2009-11-24 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid
• Kalajoki Tourism Information Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine