Central Ostrobothnia
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Basic data | |
Country: | Finland |
Municipalities: | 8th |
Administrative headquarters: | Kokkola |
Surface: | 5,218.07 km² of which land: 5,018.54 km² |
Residents: | 69,057 May 31, 2016 |
Population density: | 13.2 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166 : | FI-07 |
Central Ostrobothnia ( finn. Keski-Pohjanmaa [ kɛskiˌpɔhjɑnmɑː ] Swed. Central Ostrobothnia ) is one of 19 landscapes Finland . As the name suggests, it covers the very small, central part of the historical landscape of Österbotten (Pohjanmaa). From 1997 to 2010 Central Ostrobothnia belonged to the province of Western Finland , before that it was part of the province of Vaasa . The region is characterized by flat field landscapes crossed by rivers. With 200 organic farms, Central Ostrobothnia is an important supplier of organically grown grain and berries. The barren forest and swamp landscape of the Suomenselkä begins deeper inland . The population of the landscape is almost 70,000.
The main town is Kokkola , formerly with a port, but now no longer directly connected to the sea due to the rising mainland. The small town of Kaustinen is internationally known for its summer folk music festival.
history
Central Ostrobothnia has been inhabited since the Kammkeramik era around 5000 years ago. In the Middle Ages, the landscape was characterized by modest village structures along the rivers. From the 17th to 19th centuries, tar production (from wood), shipbuilding and trade played a major role in the economy, and the countryside developed into a prosperous region in Finland in the 19th century. With the administrative reform in the mid-1990s, the northern municipalities of the region were incorporated into the North Ostrobothnian landscape and the southern, Swedish-speaking municipalities were assigned to the Ostrobothnian landscape .
coat of arms
Description: In blue, a red- armored, resisting silver marten above which there are three bars and below it two silver, nail-pointed paw crosses . A flat pearl crown rests on the shield.
Communities
There are eight municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia, two of which have city status (in bold). The only bilingual municipality (with Finnish as the majority and Swedish as the minority language) is Kokkola (Swedish Karleby ). Population figures as of December 31, 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tilastokeskus.fi (Finnish Statistics Office), Finnish ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018