Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish language.
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
Notable people
See also
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Battle of Siikajoki
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Battle of Revolax
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