Kärsämäki

For the district of Turku, see Kärsämäki, Turku.
Kärsämäki
Municipality
Kärsämäen kunta

Kärsämäki Church (Paanukirkko)

Coat of arms

Location of Kärsämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°E / 63.9750; 25.7583Coordinates: 63°58.5′N 025°45.5′E / 63.9750°N 25.7583°E / 63.9750; 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 (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.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 2,656 (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

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


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