Lohtaja

thumb|Coat of arms of Lohtajathumb|Location of Lohtaja in Finland Lohtaja () is a former municipality of Finland. Lohtaja was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 2,900 (2003) and covered an area of 289.26 km² of which 3.33 km² was water. The population density was 10.0 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish.