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Pyhäranta

Pyhäranta
Municipality
Pyhärannan kunta
Coat of arms of Pyhäranta
Coat of arms
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E / 60.950; 21.4417Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E / 60.950; 21.4417
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Leena Hoikkala
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 143.26 km2 (55.31 sq mi)
 • Land 143.25 km2 (55.31 sq mi)
 • Water 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi)
Area rank 281st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 2,125
 • Rank 264th largest in Finland
 • Density 14.83/km2 (38.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.5%
 • 15 to 64 64.1%
 • 65 or older 19.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Climate Dfb
Website www.pyharanta.fi

Pyhäranta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpyhæˌrɑntɑ]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,125 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 143.26 square kilometres (55.31 sq mi) of which 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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