Pedersöre
Municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality in Finland, 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.
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Pedersöre
Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta | |
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Municipality | |
Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta | |
Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′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 | 794.26 km2 (306.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) |
• Rank | 103rd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• 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 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.