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Kärsämäki (; literally meaning "snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Kärsämäki is a significant road junction where Highway 4 (Helsinki–Oulu–Utsjoki) and Highway 28 (Kokkola–Kajaani) intersect and where Highway 58 leading to Kangasala begins. The distance to the regional capital Oulu is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kärsämäki
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Paanukirkko 2008.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kärsämäki Church ()
Settlement.image_shield
Kärsämäki.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kärsämäki sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kärsämäki in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nivala–Haapajärvi
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Riitta Hokkanen
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1869
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Kärsämäki (; literally meaning "snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Kärsämäki is a significant road junction where Highway 4 (Helsinki–Oulu–Utsjoki) and Highway 28 (Kokkola–Kajaani) intersect and where Highway 58 leading to Kangasala begins. The distance to the regional capital Oulu is .

Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Siikalatva. The previous neighboring municipality was Piippola, which was merged with the municipality of Siikalatva in 2009. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kärsämäki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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