Pyhäntä Explained

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.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä.

Nature

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.

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