Pyhäjärvi
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| Location of Pyhäjärvi in Finland Location of Pyhäjärvi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Town privileges | 1993 | |
| Seat | Pyhäsalmi | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Tita Rinnevaara | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,459.48 km2 (563.51 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,311.06 km2 (506.20 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 148.42 km2 (57.31 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 71st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,494 | |
| • Rank | 165th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.19/km2 (10.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.pyhajarvi.fi | |
Pyhäjärvi (1993–1995 Pyhäsalmi) is a town and municipality in the south of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. Pyhäjärvi also borders the Northern Savonia and Central Finland regions. The town belongs to the subregion of Nivala–Haapajärvi. Its seat is in Pyhäsalmi.
Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pielavesi, Pihtipudas and Pyhäntä.
As the highway 4 (E75), the highway 27 and the Ylivieska–Iisalmi railway all run through the town, Pyhäjärvi is well situated in an intersection of communication and transport services. The town has also an airfield.[6]
The town of Pyhäjärvi, was founded in 1866, and it was then named after Lake Pyhäjärvi, a lake of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi) and rich in fish. Pyhäjärvi became officially a town in January 1993. The town has 5,494 inhabitants (31 March 2016),[2] of whom some 60 percent live in the two population centres Pyhäsalmi and Ruotanen.
Pyhäjärvi contains Europe's deepest mine, the 1,444 metres (4,738 ft) deep Pyhäsalmi Mine from where zinc and copper is mined.
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External links
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- Town of Pyhäjärvi – Official website
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