Pyhäntä


Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbouring municipalities are Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Kärsämäki, Pyhäjärvi, Siikalatva, and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

There are several conservation areas located in the municipality. About 60% of the area is covered by swamps. Surface variation is larger compared to typical flat landscape in Ostrobothnia. One of the biggest lakes in the region is Iso Lamujärvi.

Some villages

Ahokylä, Ojalankylä, Lamujoki, Tavastkenkä, and Viitamäki.