Central Ostrobothnia
Region of Finland
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Region in Ostrobothnia, Finland
Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish) Mellersta Österbotten (Swedish) | |
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Region | |
Region of Central Ostrobothnia Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°30′N 24°15′E / 63.500°N 24.250°E / 63.500; 24.250 | |
Country | Finland |
Historical province | Ostrobothnia |
Capital | Kokkola |
Other town | Kannus |
Area | |
• Total | 5,706.39 km2 (2,203.25 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 68,158 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
GDP [1] | |
• Total | €2.425 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €35,181 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | FI-07 |
NUTS | 1A1 |
Regional bird | Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Regional fish | European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) |
Regional flower | Bluebell (Harebell) |
Regional stone | Gneiss |
Regional lake | Lake Lestijärvi |
Website | keski-pohjanmaa.fi |
Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.[2]
Historical provinces
Municipalities
The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).
Sub-regions
List of municipalities
Coat of arms | Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Finnish speakers | Swedish speakers | Other speakers |
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![]() | Halsua | 1,013 | 413 | 2 | 94 % | 0.5 % | 5 % |
![]() | Kannus | 5,246 | 468 | 11 | 97 % | 0.4 % | 3 % |
![]() | Kaustinen | 4,137 | 354 | 12 | 95 % | 1.8 % | 3 % |
![]() | Kokkola | 48,295 | 1,446 | 33 | 83 % | 12 % | 5 % |
![]() | Lestijärvi | 682 | 480 | 1 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 1 % |
![]() | Perho | 2,578 | 748 | 3 | 98 % | 0.5 % | 1 % |
![]() | Toholampi | 2,849 | 609 | 5 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
![]() | Veteli | 2,936 | 502 | 6 | 95 % | 1.7 % | 3 % |
Total | 67,736 | 5,020 | 13 | 87 % | 9 % | 4 % |
Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia:
- Centre Party 31.09%
- Finns Party 19.60%
- Social Democratic Party 16.06%
- National Coalition Party 7.42%
- Christian Democrats 7.29%
- Swedish People's Party 6.26%
- Green League 6.03%
- Left Alliance 4.11%
- Blue Reform 0.80%
- Seven Star Movement 0.36%
- Other parties 0.98%
References
External links
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