Pyhäntä
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Pyhäntä
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Pyhännän kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Pyhäntä kommun}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Pyhanta Church 2008-07-01.jpg
| image_caption = Pyhäntä Church
| imagesize = 200px
| image_shield = Pyhäntä.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Pyhäntä sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Pyhäntä in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|64|06|N|026|20|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = North Ostrobothnia
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Siikalatva
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Samuli Yrjänä
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 1899
|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Pyhäntä}}
|area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Pyhäntä}}
|area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Pyhäntä}}
|area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Pyhäntä}}
|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Pyhäntä}}
|population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Pyhäntä}}
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|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Pyhäntä}}
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|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Pyhäntä}}
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|demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Pyhäntä}}
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|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Pyhäntä}}
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|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Pyhäntä}}
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|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Pyhäntä}}
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|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Pyhäntä}}
|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Pyhäntä}}
|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Pyhäntä}}
|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Pyhäntä}}
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Url|https://www.pyhanta.fi/}}
}}
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pyhäntä}}}}
({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}
}}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Pyhäntä}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Pyhäntä}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water. The population density is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Pyhäntä|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
=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.
= Villages =
- Ahokylä
- Ojalankylä
- Lamujoki
- Tavastkenkä
- Viitamäki
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Pyhäntä}}
- [https://www.pyhanta.fi/ Municipality of Pyhäntä] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Pyhäntä
| N = Siikalatva
| SE = Vieremä (North Savo)
| S = Kiuruvesi (North Savo)
| SW = Pyhäjärvi
| W = Siikalatva
Kärsämäki
}}
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pyhanta}}
Category:Populated places established in 1899
{{OuluProvince-geo-stub}}