Kauhava
Kauhava | |
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Town | |
| Kauhavan kaupunki Kauhava stad | |
The Kauhava library | |
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 |
| Charter | 1867 |
| City rights | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Vesa Rantala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 15,043 |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.45/km2 (29.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 6.2% |
| 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 15,043 (31 March 2025) 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. The population density is 11.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.7/sq mi).
The popular amusement park, PowerPark, is located in Alahärmä, Kauhava.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.