Kärsämäki

For the district of Turku, see Kärsämäki, Turku.
Kärsämäki
Municipality
Kärsämäen kunta

Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko)

Coat of arms

Location of Kärsämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°E / 63.9750; 25.7583Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°E / 63.9750; 25.7583
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 www.karsamaki.fi

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

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  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.

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