Pyhäntä
Municipality
Pyhännän kunta
Pyhäntä kommun
Pyhäntä Church
Pyhäntä Church
Coat of arms of Pyhäntä
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäntä in Finland
Location of Pyhäntä in Finland
Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.100°N 26.333°E / 64.100; 26.333
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSiikalatva
Charter1899
Government
 • Municipal managerIsmo Mäkeläinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total847.48 km2 (327.21 sq mi)
 • Land810.16 km2 (312.80 sq mi)
 • Water36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
 • Rank96th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total1,647
 • Rank276th largest in Finland
 • Density2.03/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish93.8% (official)
 • Others6.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1421.7%
 • 15 to 6454.9%
 • 65 or older23.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.pyhanta.fi

Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,647 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 847.48 square kilometres (327.21 sq mi) of which 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.

Nature

There are several conservation areas located in the municipality. About 60% of the area is covered by swamps. Surface variation is larger compared to typical flat landscape in Ostrobothnia. One of the biggest lakes in the region is Iso Lamujärvi.

Villages

  • Ahokylä
  • Ojalankylä
  • Lamujoki
  • Tavastkenkä
  • Viitamäki

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.

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