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Pedersöre
Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta
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Municipality
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Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta | |
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Pedersöre municipal office
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Location of Pedersöre in Finland
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Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E / 63.600; 22.7917 | |
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Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
Seat | Bennäs |
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• Municipal manager | Mikael Sandås |
Area
(2018-01-01)[1]
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• Total | 826.05 km2 (318.94 sq mi) |
• Land | 794.26 km2 (306.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) |
• Rank | 103rd largest in Finland |
Population
(2023-12-31)[2]
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• Total | 11,225 |
• Rank | 88th largest in Finland |
• Density | 14.13/km2 (36.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 88.4% (official) |
• Finnish | 8.1% |
• Others | 3.5% |
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) |
Website | www |
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipalityinFinland, located on the west coast of the country. Pedersöre is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pedersöre is approximately 11,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 88th most populous municipality in Finland.
Pedersöre 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 14.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.6/sq mi).
Pedersöre consists of many smaller villages, the most important being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse and Purmo. The county town is Bennäs. Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Kauhava, Kronoby, Larsmo, Jakobstad and Nykarleby.
Pedersöre is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 8% Finnish speakers, 88% Swedish speakers, and 4% speakers of other languages.
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]
Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.[6]
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