Perho | ||
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Municipality | ||
Perhon kunta | ||
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Location of Perho in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°13′N 024°25′E / 63.217°N 24.417°ECoordinates: 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 (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 747.83 km2 (288.74 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 (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 2,913 | |
• Rank | 234th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 3.89/km2 (10.1/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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
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 2,913 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 747.83 square kilometres (288.74 sq mi) of which 27.25 km2 (10.52 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.