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Central Ostrobothnia

Region of Finland

Summary

Region of Finland

FieldValue
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Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta
Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten
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image_mapKeski-Pohjanmaa sijainti Suomi.svg
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map_captionCentral Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameFinland
subdivision_type1Historical province
subdivision_name1Ostrobothnia
seat_typeCapital
seatKokkola
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partsKannus
area_total_km26463
population_footnotes
population_total67736
population_as_of2023
population_density_km213
demographics_type1GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Total
demographics1_info1€2.425 billion (2015)
demographics1_title2Per capita
demographics1_info2€35,181 (2015)
timezone1EET
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timezone1_DSTEEST
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blank_name_sec1NUTS
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blank_name_sec2Regional bird
blank_info_sec2Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
blank2_name_sec2Regional fish
blank2_info_sec2European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
blank3_name_sec2Regional flower
blank3_info_sec2Bluebell (Harebell)
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blank5_name_sec2Regional lake
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sv Keski-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Mellersta Österbotten

Central Ostrobothnia (; ) is a region in Finland. Central Ostrobothnia borders the Bothnian Bay and the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. 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. 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

Regional council

Main article: Central Ostrobothnia Regional Council

Municipalities

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

Kaustinen sub-region:

  • [[File:Halsua.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Halsua
  • [[File:Kaustinen.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Kaustinen
  • [[File:Lestijärvi.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Lestijärvi
  • [[File:Perho.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Perho
  • [[File:Toholampi.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Toholampi
  • [[File:Veteli.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Veteli Kokkola sub-region:
  • [[File:Kannus.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Kannus
  • [[File:Kokkola.vaakuna.svg|23px]] Kokkola

List of municipalities

Coat of
armsMunicipalityPopulationLand area
(km2)Density
(/km2)Finnish
speakersSwedish
speakersOther
speakersTotal%%%
[[File:Halsua.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Halsua]]Halsua%%%
[[File:Kannus.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Kannus]]Kannus%%%
[[File:Kaustinen.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Kaustinen]]Kaustinen%%%
[[File:Kokkola.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Kokkola]]Kokkola%%%
[[File:Lestijärvi.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Lestijärvi]]Lestijärvi%%%
[[File:Perho.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Perho]]Perho%%%
[[File:Toholampi.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Toholampi]]Toholampi%%%
[[File:Veteli.vaakuna.svg50pxborderCoat of arms of Veteli]]Veteli%%%

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

References

  1. "Key figures on population by Area, Information and Year".
  2. [http://stats.oecd.org/ 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.
  4. (30 October 2024). "8 Keski-Pohjanmaa".
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