Pyhäranta
Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,954 (28 February 2023)[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 13.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.3/sq mi).
Pyhäranta | |
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Municipality | |
| Pyhärannan kunta Pyhäranta kommun | |
 Pyhäranta Church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pyhäranta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Leena Hoikkala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[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) |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,954 |
| • Rank | 262nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.64/km2 (35.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
| • 65 or older | 29.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.pyharanta.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Pyhäranta is the third most motorized municipality in Finland with 650 cars per thousand inhabitants.[5]
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Pyhäranta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pyhäranta – Official website
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