Central Ostrobothnia

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Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.[3] The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.

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Central Ostrobothnia
Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish)
Mellersta Österbotten (Swedish)
Region of Central Ostrobothnia
Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta
Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten
Flag of Central Ostrobothnia
Coat of arms of Central Ostrobothnia
Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 63°30′N 24°15′E
CountryFinland
Historical provinceOstrobothnia
CapitalKokkola
Other townKannus
Area
  Total
6,463 km2 (2,495 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
  Total
67,736
  Density13/km2 (30/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€2.425 billion (2015)
  Per capita€35,181 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeFI-07
NUTS1A1
Regional birdSkylark (Alauda arvensis)
Regional fishEuropean whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flowerBluebell (Harebell)
Regional stoneGneiss
Regional lakeLake Lestijärvi
Websitekeski-pohjanmaa.fi
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Central Ostrobothnia has an area of 6,462.93 km, of which 5,019.98 km² is land area.[4] Central Ostrobothnia, including the sea areas, is the smallest province in mainland Finland in terms of population and total area, and the second smallest province in Finland after Åland. However, if you count the land area alone, Kymenlaakso is smaller than Central Ostrobothnia.

Historical provinces

Municipalities

The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).

Sub-regions

List of municipalities

More information Coat of arms, Municipality ...
Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
Coat of arms of HalsuaHalsua9854132 97 %0.5 %5 %
Coat of arms of KannusKannus5,26446811 97 %0.4 %3 %
Coat of arms of KaustinenKaustinen4,11635412 96 %1.8 %3 %
Coat of arms of KokkolaKokkola48,3681,44633 83 %12 %5 %
Coat of arms of LestijärviLestijärvi6654801 101 %0.2 %2 %
Coat of arms of PerhoPerho2,5917483 98 %0.5 %1 %
Coat of arms of ToholampiToholampi2,7996095 99 %0.1 %2 %
Coat of arms of VeteliVeteli2,9295026 96 %1.7 %3 %
Total67,7175,02013 87 % 9 % 4 %
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Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia:

References

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