Perho
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,726 (31 July 2020)[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 3.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.4/sq mi).
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 | |
| 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 | 747.94 km2 (288.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 114th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,726 |
| • Rank | 231st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.64/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 24.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.4% |
| • 65 or older | 16.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
| Website | www.perho.com |
Perho is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Perho at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Perho – Official website
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