Kärsämäki
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,608 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 700.91 square kilometres (270.62 sq mi) of which 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Siikalatva.
Kärsämäki | |
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Municipality | |
Kärsämäen kunta Kärsämäki kommun | |
Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko) | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Kärsämäki in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E | |
Country | |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region |
Charter | 1869 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Riitta Hokkanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 700.91 km2 (270.62 sq mi) |
• Land | 694.81 km2 (268.27 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
Area rank | 121st largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,608 |
• Rank | 243rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.75/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
• Others | 0.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.1% |
• 65 or older | 20.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.75% |
Website | www |
Kärsämäki is a municipality of Finland.
The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
Most common soil type is till.
Over 60% of area is swamp. Bigges swamps are Kärsämäenneva, Lauttaneva, Onkineva and Vellihonganneva.
Pyhäjoki river flows through municipality.
Villages
- Venetpalo
- Kirkonkylä
- Miiluranta
- Ojalehto
- Alajoki
- Porkkala
- Rannankylä
- Saviselkä
- Sydänmaankylä
- Venetpalo
- Pyrrönperä
Notable people
- Berndt Leonard Frosterus
- Aappo Luomajoki
- Markku Koski
- Kalevi Hemilä
- Paula Vesala
- Matti Ristinen
- Sasu Paavola
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References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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.
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