Pedersöre
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Pedersöre Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta |
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Pedersöre kommun Pedersören kunta |
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 Location of Pedersöre in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°ECoordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region | |
| Seat | Bennäs | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Sandås | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 794.27 km2 (306.67 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 794.28 km2 (306.67 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 103rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 11,098 | |
| • Rank | 90th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 13.97/km2 (36.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Swedish | 90.1% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 9% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 24.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.pedersore.fi | |
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs (Finnish: Pännäinen).
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 11,098 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 794.27 square kilometres (306.67 sq mi) of which 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (90.1%) and the minority Finnish (9%). The municipality is made up of many smaller villages, the most significant ones being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse, and Purmo.
Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.
Pedersöre was first mentioned in 1348 in a trade statute issued by king Magnus Eriksson. The municipalities Esse and Purmo separated from Pedersöre in 1865, only to come back in 1977.
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