Kärsämäki
For the district of Turku, see Kärsämäki, Turku.
| Kärsämäki | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kärsämäen kunta | ||
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Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko) | ||
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 Location of Kärsämäki in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°ECoordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Riitta Hokkanen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 700.87 km2 (270.61 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 694.81 km2 (268.27 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 174th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,684 | |
| • Rank | 254th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.86/km2 (10.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 20.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.75% | |
| Website |
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Kärsämäki is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,684 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 700.87 square kilometres (270.61 sq mi) of which 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.0/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Siikalatva.
The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
Most common soil type is till.
Over 60% of area is swamp. Bigges swamps are Kärsämäenneva, Lauttaneva, Onkineva and Vellihonganneva.
Pyhäjoki river flows through municipality.
Villages
- Venetpalo
- Kirkonkylä
- Miiluranta
- Ojalehto
- Alajoki
- Porkkala
- Rannankylä
- Saviselkä
- Sydänmaankylä
- Venetpalo
- Pyrrönperä
Notable people
- Berndt Leonard Frosterus
- Aappo Luomajoki
- Markku Koski
- Kalevi Hemilä
- Paula Vesala
- Matti Ristinen
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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
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Media related to Kärsämäki at Wikimedia Commons - Official website (Finnish)
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