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Central Ostrobothnia

Coordinates: 63°30′N 24°15′E / 63.500°N 24.250°E / 63.500; 24.250
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Central Ostrobothnia
Keski-Pohjanmaa (Finnish)
Mellersta Österbotten (Swedish)
Region
Region of Central Ostrobothnia
Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta
Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten
Flag of Central Ostrobothnia
Flag
Coat of arms of Central Ostrobothnia
Coat of arms
Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Central Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 63°30′N 24°15′E / 63.500°N 24.250°E / 63.500; 24.250
CountryFinland
Historical provinceOstrobothnia
CapitalKokkola
Other townKannus
Area
 • Total6,463 km2 (2,495 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total67,736
 • Density13/km2 (30/sq mi)
GDP
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 • Total€2.425 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€35,181 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeFI-07
NUTS1A1
Regional birdSkylark (Alauda arvensis)
Regional fishEuropean whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flowerBluebell (Harebell)
Regional stoneGneiss
Regional lakeLake Lestijärvi
Websitekeski-pohjanmaa.fi

Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.[3] The regional bird of Central Ostrobothnia is the Eurasian skylark, the regional stone is Gneiss, the regional lake is Lake Lestijärvi, the regional fish is European whitefish. The capital and largest city of the region is Kokkola.

Central Ostrobothnia has an area of 6,462.93 km, of which 5,019.98 km² is land area.[4] Central Ostrobothnia, including the sea areas, is the smallest province in mainland Finland in terms of population and total area, and the second smallest province in Finland after Åland. However, if you count the land area alone, Kymenlaakso is smaller than Central Ostrobothnia.

Historical provinces

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For history, geography and culture, see Ostrobothnia (historical province).

Municipalities

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Main article: Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia

The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).

Sub-regions

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Kaustinen sub-region:

Kokkola sub-region:

List of municipalities

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Coat of
arms 		Municipality Population Land area
(km2) 		Density
(/km2) 		Finnish
speakers 		Swedish
speakers 		Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Halsua Halsua 1,001 413 2 96 % 0.5 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Kannus Kannus 5,251 468 11 97 % 0.4 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Kaustinen Kaustinen 4,125 354 12 95 % 1.8 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Kokkola Kokkola 48,297 1,446 33 83 % 12 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Lestijärvi Lestijärvi 656 480 1 102 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Perho Perho 2,588 748 3 98 % 0.5 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Toholampi Toholampi 2,827 609 5 98 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Veteli Veteli 2,933 502 6 95 % 1.7 % 3 %
Total 67,678 5,020 13 87 % 9 % 4 %

Politics

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Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia:

References

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  1. ^ https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11ra.px/
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Nordberg, Kenneth (2016-11-23). Revolutionizing Economic and Democratic Systems: Reinventing the Third Way. Springer. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-3-319-40633-6.
  4. ^ "8 Keski-Pohjanmaa" (PDF). 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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