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Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,631 (31 December 2021)[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 2.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pyhäntä | |
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Municipality | |
| Pyhännän kunta Pyhäntä kommun | |
 Pyhäntä Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pyhäntä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′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 | 810.76 km2 (313.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 96th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,631 |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.01/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.8% (official) |
| • Others | 0.2% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.pyhanta.fi |
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.
Nature
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
- Ahokylä
- Ojalankylä
- Lamujoki
- Tavastkenkä
- Viitamäki
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Pyhäntä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäntä – Official website (in Finnish)
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На других языках
[de] Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈpyhæntæ] ist eine Gemeinde in Mittelfinnland. Sie liegt rund 100 km südöstlich der Stadt Oulu in der Landschaft Nordösterbotten.- [en] Pyhäntä
[ru] Пюхянтя
Пюхянтя (фин. Pyhäntä) — община в Финляндии, в провинции Северная Остроботния. Население составляет 1 624 человека (на 2011 год); площадь — 847,48 км². Плотность населения — 2 чел/км². Официальный язык — финский.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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