Pyhäntä
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| Pyhäntä | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Pyhännän kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.1°N 26.333°ECoordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.1°N 26.333°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1899 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Jussi Salo | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 847.48 km2 (327.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 810.76 km2 (313 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 36.72 km2 (14.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 1,673 | ||
| - Density | 2.06/km2 (5.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.8% (official) | ||
| - Others | 0.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 22% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.8% | ||
| - 65 or older | 15.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.pyhanta.fi | ||
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,673 (31 March 2009)[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 2.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Pyhäntä at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Pyhäntä – Official website (Finnish)
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