Pyhäntä

Pyhannan kunta

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Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Northern Ostrobothnia
Administrative community :	Siikalatva
Geographical location	64 ° 6 ′  N , 26 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 6 ′  N , 26 ° 19 ′  E
Surface:	847.48 km²
of which land area:	810.76 km²
of which inland waterways:	36.72 km²
Residents :	1,557 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	1.9 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	630
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	www.pyhanta.fi

Pyhäntä [ ˈpyhæntæ ] is a municipality in central Finland. It is located around 100 km southeast of the city of Oulu in the North Ostrobothnian countryside .

The main town of the municipality is the parish village Pyhäntä on the shores of Lake Pyhännänjärvi, and it also includes the villages of Ahokylä, Lamujoki, Tavastkenkä and Viitamäki. The main branch of the economy is the wood processing industry; In addition to wooden furniture, house components and cardboard boxes are manufactured. In addition, companies from the food industry have settled here.

Around 80% of the community area is forested and partly swampy and is a habitat for rare animal species such as brown bears, beavers and reindeer.

politics

Administration
The dominant political force in rural Pyhäntä is the Center Party . In the 2008 local elections, she received almost three quarters of the vote, one of her best results in Finland. She has 12 out of 15 members of the local council. The left alliance won two seats , one the conservative National Collection Party . The Greens failed to join the local council, while the Social Democrats did not even run.

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)

Political party	2008 election results	Seats
Center Party	74.8%	12
Left alliance	11.9%	2
National rally party	11.1%	1

Web links

Commons : Pyhäntä  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
3. ↑ Helsingin Sanomat: Puolueiden suurimmat kannatuskunnat ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 27, 2008.
4. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections