Pedersöre (, before 1989 ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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, located on the west coast of the country. Pedersöre is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the

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. The population of Pedersöre is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous

in Finland. Pedersöre covers an area of of which is water. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

is . Pedersöre consists of many smaller villages, the most important being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse and Purmo. The administrative centre is Bennäs. Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Kauhava,

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, Larsmo,

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and

Nykarleby Nykarleby (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population is approximately , while the Jakobstad sub-re ...

. Pedersöre is a

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municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.

History

Pedersöre was first mentioned in 1348 in a trade statute issued by king

Magnus Eriksson Magnus Eriksson (April or May 1316 – 1 December 1374) was King of Sweden from 1319 to 1364, King of Norway as Magnus VII from 1319 to 1355, and ruler of Scania from 1332 to 1360. By adversaries he has been called ''Magnus Smek'' (). Medi ...

. The municipalities Esse and Purmo separated from Pedersöre in 1865, only to return in 1977.

Economy

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and

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have been the traditional industries in Pedersöre.
helsinkitimes.fi (16 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2016.

References

Notes

External links

Municipality of Pedersöre
– Official website
Kållby on the web
Pedersöre, {{WesternFinland-geo-stub