Pyhäranta

Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland.

Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Pyhäranta kommun
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionVakka-Suomi sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Hoikkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi)
 • Land143.25 km2 (55.31 sq mi)
 • Water148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
Area rank281st largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total1,996
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
 • Density13.93/km2 (36.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.5%
 • 15 to 6464.1%
 • 65 or older19.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.pyharanta.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,996 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 291.75 square kilometres (112.65 sq mi) of which 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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