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Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Pyhäranta kommun
Pyhäranta ChurchPyhäranta Church
Flag of PyhärantaFlagCoat of arms of PyhärantaCoat of arms
Location of Pyhäranta in FinlandLocation 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
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Hoikkala
Area
 • Total291.75 km (112.65 sq mi)
 • Land143.51 km (55.41 sq mi)
 • Water148.5 km (57.3 sq mi)
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
Population
 • Total1,929
 • Rank260th largest in Finland
 • Density13.44/km (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 1,929 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 291.75 square kilometres (112.65 sq mi) of which 148.5 km (57.3 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.44 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.

References

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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.
  5. ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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Places adjacent to Pyhäranta
Rauma (Satakunta)
Bothnian Sea Pyhäranta Laitila
Uusikaupunki
Municipalities of Southwest Finland
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