Pyhäntä | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Pyhännän kunta Swedish: Pyhäntä kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 64.1°N 46°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Siikalatva |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Ismo Mäkeläinen |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1899 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.pyhanta.fi |
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNPyhäntä}} ofwhich NaNPyhäntä}}is water. The population density isNaNPyhäntä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.
There are several conservation areas located in the municipality. About 60% of the area is covered by swamps. Surface variation is larger compared to typical flat landscape in Ostrobothnia. One of the biggest lakes in the region is Iso Lamujärvi.