Pyhäranta
Pyhäranta | |
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Municipality | |
| Pyhärannan kunta Pyhäranta kommun | |
Pyhäranta Church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Pyhäranta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°57′N 021°26.5′E / 60.950°N 21.4417°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Leena Hoikkala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 291.75 km2 (112.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 143.51 km2 (55.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 1,910 |
| • Rank | 260th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.31/km2 (34.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
| • 65 or older | 29.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| 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 1,910 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 291.75 square kilometres (112.65 sq mi) of which 148.5 km2 (57.3 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. According to Traficom, Pyhäranta is the third most motorized municipality in Finland with 650 cars per thousand inhabitants.