Perho
| Perho | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Perhon kunta | ||
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 Location of Perho in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°ECoordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Lauri Laajala | |
| 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 (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,927 | |
| • 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 2,927 (30 June 2015)[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 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.
- ↑ "Antsla valla arengukava 2003–2012" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. p. 81. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Perho at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Perho – Official website
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