Pyhäntä

Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Pyhäntä in Finland

Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.100°N 26.333°E / 64.100; 26.333Country

FinlandRegionNorth OstrobothniaSub-regionSiikalatvaCharter1899Government

• Municipal managerIsmo MäkeläinenArea

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total847.48 km² (327.21 sq mi) • Land810.16 km² (312.80 sq mi) • Water36.72 km² (14.18 sq mi) • Rank96th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,646 • Rank276th largest in Finland • Density2.03/km² (5.3/sq mi)Population by native language

^[3]

• Finnish92.6% (official) • Others7.4%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)Websitewww.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.

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

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.