Pyhäranta

Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,986 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 291.75 square kilometres (112.65 sq mi) of which 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.9/sq mi).

Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Pyhäranta kommun
Pyhäranta Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Hoikkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi)
 • Land143.25 km2 (55.31 sq mi)
 • Water148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,986
 • Rank262nd largest in Finland
 • Density13.86/km2 (35.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.3%
 • 15 to 6455.5%
 • 65 or older29.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.75%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.pyharanta.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Pyhäranta is the third most motorized municipality in Finland with 650 cars per thousand inhabitants.[6]

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.
  6. "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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