Perho

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Perho
Municipality
Perhon kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Perho in Finland
Coordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°E / 63.217; 24.417Coordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°E / 63.217; 24.417
Country Finland
Region Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kaustinen sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
  Municipal manager Ari Kinnunen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 775.19 km2 (299.30 sq mi)
  Land 747.94 km2 (288.78 sq mi)
  Water 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi)
Area rank 152nd largest in Finland
Population (2014-01-31)[2]
  Total 2,923
  Rank 252nd largest in Finland
  Density 3.91/km2 (10.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.2% (official)
  Swedish 0.3%
  Others 0.5%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 24.9%
  15 to 64 58.4%
  65 or older 16.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.perho.com

Perho is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,923 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 775.19 square kilometres (299.30 sq mi) of which 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.1 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Twinnings

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014. 
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  6. "Antsla valla arengukava 2003–2012" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. p. 81. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 

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