Pyhäntä

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Pyhäntä
—  Municipality  —
Pyhännän kunta
Pyhäntä Church

Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäntä in Finland
Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.1°N 26.333°E / 64.1; 26.333Coordinates: 64°06′N 026°20′E / 64.1°N 26.333°E / 64.1; 26.333
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Siikalatva sub-region
Charter 1899
Government
 - Municipal manager Jussi Salo
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 847.48 km2 (327.2 sq mi)
 - Land 810.76 km2 (313 sq mi)
 - Water 36.72 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Area rank 134th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 1,672
 - Density 2.06/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Population rank 312th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.8% (official)
 - Others 0.2%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 22%
 - 15 to 64 62.8%
 - 65 or older 15.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.pyhanta.fi

Pyhäntä 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 1,672 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 847.48 square kilometres (327.21 sq mi) of which 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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