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Pedersöre

*Pedersöre* – *Pedersören kunta*
Pedersöre Pedersöre – Pedersören kunta
Municipality
	Pedersöre kommun; Pedersören kunta
	Pedersöre municipal office
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pedersöre in Finland
	Coordinates: 63°36′N 022°47.5′E / 63.600°N 22.7917°E
Country	Finland
Region	Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Jakobstad sub-region
Seat	Bennäs
Government
• Municipal manager	Mikael Sandås
Area (2018-01-01)
• Total	826.05 km2 (318.94 sq mi)
• Land	794.26 km2 (306.67 sq mi)
• Water	31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi)
• Rank	103rd largest in Finland
Population (2024-08-31)
• Total	11,241
• Rank	88th largest in Finland
• Density	14.15/km2 (36.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Swedish	88.4% (official)
• Finnish	8.1%
• Others	3.5%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	23.6%
• 15 to 64	58.1%
• 65 or older	18.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.pedersore.fi

Pedersöre (Finnish: Pedersören kunta, before 1989 Pietarsaaren maalaiskunta) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Pedersöre is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pedersöre is approximately 11,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 88th most populous municipality in Finland.

Pedersöre covers an area of 826.05 square kilometres (318.94 sq mi) of which 31.77 km² (12.27 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 14.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.6/sq mi).

Pedersöre consists of many smaller villages, the most important being Bennäs, Kållby, Edsevö, Esse, Ytteresse and Purmo. The county town is Bennäs. Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Kauhava, Kronoby, Larsmo, Jakobstad and Nykarleby.

Pedersöre is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 8% Finnish speakers, 88% Swedish speakers, and 4% speakers of other languages.

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 return in 1977.^[6]