Pyhäjärvi
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| Pyhäjärvi | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Pyhäjärven kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°41′N 025°59′E / 63.683°N 25.983°ECoordinates: 63°41′N 025°59′E / 63.683°N 25.983°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Town privileges | 1993 | ||
| Seat | Pyhäsalmi | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Pekka Pietiäinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,459.6 km2 (563.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,311.24 km2 (506.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 148.36 km2 (57.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 6,082 | ||
| - Density | 4.64/km2 (12/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 60.7% | ||
| - 65 or older | 24.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.pyhajarvi.fi | ||
Pyhäjärvi (1993–1995 Pyhäsalmi) is a municipality in the south of Oulu province, Finland. Pyhäjärvi also borders the Eastern Finland and Western Finland provinces. The town belongs to the subregion of Nivala–Haapajärvi. Its seat is in Pyhäsalmi.
As the highway 4 (E75), the highway 27 and the Ylivieska–Iisalmi railway all run through the town, Pyhäjärvi is well situated in an intersection of communication and transport services. The town has also an airfield.[6]
The town of Pyhäjärvi, was founded in 1866, and it was then named after Lake Pyhäjärvi, a lake of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi) and rich in fish. Pyhäjärvi became officially a town in January 1993. The town has 6,082 inhabitants (31 March 2009),[2] of whom some 60 percent live in the two population centres Pyhäsalmi and Ruotanen.
Pyhäjärvi contains Europe's deepest mine, the 1,444 metres (4,740 ft) deep Pyhäsalmi Mine from where zinc and copper is mined.
The shooter in Kauhajoki, Matti Juhani Saari, comes originally from Pyhäjärvi.
[edit] References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ "EFPY Pyhäsalmi, Finland". VFR Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 12 February 2009. https://ais.fi/ais/vfr/aerodromes/EFPY.html. Retrieved on 13 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Pyhäjärvi at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Pyhäjärvi – Official website
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