| Pedersöre | |
| Official Name: | Swedish: Pedersöre kommun Finnish: Pedersören kunta |
| Native Name: | Swedish: Pedersöre – Finnish: Pedersören kunta |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 63.6°N 69.5°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ostrobothnia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jakobstad sub-region |
| Seat: | Bennäs |
| Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
| Leader Name: | Mikael Sandås |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Finnish: 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, while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Pedersöre covers an area of NaNPedersöre}} of which NaNPedersöre}} is water. The population density is NaNPedersöre.
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 Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.
Pedersöre was first mentioned in 1348 in a trade statute issued by king Magnus Eriksson. The municipalities Esse and Purmo separated from Pedersöre in 1865, only to return in 1977.
Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.[1]