Municipal tax rate 19.5% | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Saturday 6:12 PM | |
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Area rank 103rd largest in Finland Weather 3°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Bennäs (Finnish: Pännäinen).
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It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 11,098 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 794.27 square kilometres (306.67 sq mi) of which 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (7,001,901,000,000,000,000♠90.1%) and the minority Finnish (7,000,900,000,000,000,000♠9%). The municipality is made up of many smaller villages, the most significant ones being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse, and Purmo.
Economy
Agriculture and shipbuilding have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.
History
Pedersöre was first mentioned in 1348 in a trade statute issued by king Magnus Eriksson. The municipalities Esse and Purmo separated from Pedersöre in 1865, only to come back in 1977.