Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä | |
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Municipality | |
Pyhännän kunta Pyhäntä kommun | |
Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.100°N 26.333°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Siikalatva |
Charter | 1899 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Ismo Mäkeläinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 847.48 km2 (327.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 810.16 km2 (312.80 sq mi) |
• Water | 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) |
• Rank | 96th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,660 |
• Rank | 275th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.05/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 92.6% (official) |
• Others | 7.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 21.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.9% |
• 65 or older | 23.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,660 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 847.48 square kilometres (327.21 sq mi) of which 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
[edit]Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.
Nature
[edit]There are several conservation areas located in the municipality. About 60% of the area is covered by swamps. Surface variation is larger compared to typical flat landscape in Ostrobothnia. One of the biggest lakes in the region is Iso Lamujärvi.
Villages
[edit]- Ahokylä
- Ojalankylä
- Lamujoki
- Tavastkenkä
- Viitamäki
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Pyhäntä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäntä – Official website (in Finnish)