Perho
Perho | |
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Municipality | |
| Perhon kunta Perho kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Perho in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Lauri Laajala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 775.19 km2 (299.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 747.87 km2 (288.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 114th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,588 |
| • Rank | 232nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.46/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 25.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50% |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.perho.com |
Perho is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,588 (31 August 2024)[6] and covers an area of 775.19 square kilometres (299.30 sq mi) of which 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Twinnings
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Antsla valla arengukava 2003–2012" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. p. 81. Retrieved 23 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Perho at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Perho – Official website
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