Pedersöre
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs.
Pedersöre Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta | |
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Municipality | |
Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Pedersöre in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
Seat | Bennäs |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Mikael Sandås |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 826.05 km2 (318.94 sq mi) |
• Land | 794.28 km2 (306.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) |
Area rank | 103rd largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,051 |
• Rank | 90th largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.91/km2 (36.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 90.1% (official) |
• Finnish | 9% |
• Others | 0.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 24.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.4% |
• 65 or older | 14.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% |
Website | www.pedersore.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 11,051 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 826.05 square kilometres (318.94 sq mi) of which 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.0/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Kauhava, Kruunupyy, Luoto, Pietarsaari and Uusikaarlepyy.
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (90.1%) and the minority Finnish (9%).[3] The municipality is made up of many smaller villages, the most significant ones being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse, and Purmo.
Economy
Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.[6]
History
Pedersöre was first mentioned in 1348 in a trade statute issued by king Magnus Eriksson. The municipalities Esse and Purmo separated from Pedersöre in 1865, only to come back in 1977.[7]
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.
- . helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.
- . helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.
External links
- Municipality of Pedersöre – Official website
- Kållby on the web