| Pedersöre Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta |
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| Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta |
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| Location of Pedersöre in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region | ||
| Seat | Bennäs | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Sandås | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 826.05 km2 (318.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 794.28 km2 (306.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 31.77 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 142nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 10,892 | ||
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 13.71/km2 (35.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Swedish | 90.1% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 9% (official) | ||
| • Others | 0.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 24.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 14.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.pedersore.fi | ||
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs (Finnish: Pännäinen).
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 10,892 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 826.05 square kilometres (318.94 sq mi) of which 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (90.1%) and the minority Finnish (9%).[3] The municipality is made up of many smaller villages, the most significant ones being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse, and Purmo.
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