Kärsämäki

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Kärsämäki
—  Municipality  —
Kärsämäen kunta
Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko)

Coat of arms
Location of Kärsämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.975°N 25.7583°E / 63.975; 25.7583Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.975°N 25.7583°E / 63.975; 25.7583
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Town manager Riitta Hokkanen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 700.87 km2 (270.61 sq mi)
 • Land 694.81 km2 (268.27 sq mi)
 • Water 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Area rank 174th largest in Finland
Population (2012-01-31)[2]
 • Total 2,808
 • Rank 254th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.04/km2 (10.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.3% (official)
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.6%
 • 15 to 64 61.1%
 • 65 or older 20.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.75%
Website www.karsamaki.fi

Kärsämäki is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,808 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 700.87 square kilometres (270.61 sq mi) of which 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5 /sq mi).

The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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