Pyhäranta

Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Pyhäranta kommun
Pyhäranta Church
Pyhäranta Church
Flag of Pyhäranta
Coat of arms of Pyhäranta
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E / 60.950; 21.4417
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Hoikkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi)
 • Land143.51 km2 (55.41 sq mi)
 • Water148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,930
 • Rank261st largest in Finland
 • Density13.45/km2 (34.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others3.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1415.3%
 • 15 to 6455.5%
 • 65 or older29.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.pyharanta.fi

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 1,930 (31 December 2023)[5] 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 13.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Pyhäranta is the third most motorized municipality in Finland with 650 cars per thousand inhabitants.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

External links[edit]

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