Pedersöre
| Pedersöre Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta | ||
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 Location of Pedersöre in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°ECoordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E | ||
| 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 (318.94 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 794.28 km2 (306.67 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 142nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 11,114 | |
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 13.99/km2 (36.2/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, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) 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 11,114 (30 June 2015)[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 13.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2/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.
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.
- 1 2 "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 Pedersöre at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pedersöre – Official website
- Kållby on the web
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