Pedersöre
Pedersöre
Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta | |
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Municipality | |
| Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta | |
 Pedersöre municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pedersöre in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°ECoordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,187 |
| • Rank | 89th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.08/km2 (36.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 90.1% (official) |
| • Finnish | 9% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 23.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.1% |
| • 65 or older | 18.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.pedersore.fi |
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 11,187 (31 March 2021)[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 14.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Kauhava, Kronoby, Larsmo, Jakobstad and Nykarleby.
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 being Bennäs, , , Esse, , 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 return in 1977.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b [1]. helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Pedersöre at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pedersöre Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine – Official website
- Kållby on the web
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