Kärsämäki
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| Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko)
Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko)
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| Location of Kärsämäki in Finland Location of Kärsämäki in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,656 | |
| • Rank | 254th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.82/km2 (9.9/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 |
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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 2,656 (31 March 2016)[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 3.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Siikalatva.
The name Kärsämäki means literally "snout hill".
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
Most common soil type is till.
Over 60% of area is swamp. Bigges swamps are Kärsämäenneva, Lauttaneva, Onkineva and Vellihonganneva.
Pyhäjoki river flows through municipality.
Villages
- Venetpalo
- Kirkonkylä
- Miiluranta
- Ojalehto
- Alajoki
- Porkkala
- Rannankylä
- Saviselkä
- Sydänmaankylä
- Venetpalo
- Pyrrönperä
Notable people
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Finnish)
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