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Kauhava | |
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Town | |
| Kauhavan kaupunki Kauhava stad | |
 The Kauhava library | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kauhava in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′N 023°04′E / 63.100°N 23.067°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| City rights | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Vesa Rantala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,328.09 km2 (512.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,313.85 km2 (507.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 52nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,165 |
| • Rank | 73rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.54/km2 (29.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 5.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.4% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kauhava is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, 400 kilometres (250 mi) northwest of Helsinki and by the main railway from Helsinki to Oulu. The town has a population of 15,165 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,328.09 square kilometres (512.78 sq mi) of which 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.9/sq mi).
The popular amusement park, PowerPark, is located in Alahärmä, Kauhava.[5]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ PowerPark - Official website in English