Pyhäranta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Pyhäranta | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Pyhärannan kunta | ||
| ||
 | ||
| Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°ECoordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Finland Proper | |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Leena Hoikkala | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 143.25 km2 (55.31 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 279th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,200 | |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 15.36/km2 (39.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.pyharanta.fi | |
Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 2,200 (31 January 2014)[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 15.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (39.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Pyhäranta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäranta – Official website
| ||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.