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 (2023-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,646 |
• Rank | 275th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.03/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 93.8% (official) |
• Others | 6.2% |
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) |
Website | www.pyhanta.fi |
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,646 (31 December 2023) [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 2.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.
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.
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