Pedersöre

Pedersöre
Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta
Municipality
Pedersöre kommun
Pedersören kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Pedersöre in Finland
Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E / 63.600; 22.7917Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E / 63.600; 22.7917
Country Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Jakobstad sub-region
Seat Bennäs
Government
 • Municipal manager Mikael Sandås
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 826.05 km2 (318.94 sq mi)
 • Land 794.28 km2 (306.67 sq mi)
 • Water 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi)
Area rank 142nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 11,098
 • Rank 94th largest in Finland
 • Density 13.97/km2 (36.2/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 90.1% (official)
 • Finnish 9% (official)
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 24.4%
 • 15 to 64 61.4%
 • 65 or older 14.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.pedersore.fi

Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs (Finnish: Pännäinen).

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 11,098 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 826.05 square kilometres (318.94 sq mi) of which 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (90.1%) and the minority Finnish (9%).[3] The municipality is made up of many smaller villages, the most significant ones being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse, and Purmo.

Economy

Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.[6]

History

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 come back in 1977.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ . helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.
  7. ↑ . helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.

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