Pyhäntä

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
Municipality
Pyhännän kunta
Pyhäntä kommun
Pyhäntä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäntä in Finland
Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSiikalatva
Charter1899
Government
 • Municipal managerIsmo Mäkeläinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total847.48 km2 (327.21 sq mi)
 • Land810.76 km2 (313.04 sq mi)
 • Water36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
 • Rank96th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,631
 • Rank278th largest in Finland
 • Density2.01/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.8% (official)
 • Others0.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1421.7%
 • 15 to 6454.9%
 • 65 or older23.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.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
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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