Central Ostrobothnia (Finnish: Keski-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia.

Historical provinces

Municipalities

The region of Central Ostrobothnia consists of eight municipalities, two of which have city status (marked in bold).

Sub-regions

List of municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality	Population	Land area (km)	Density (/km)	Finnish speakers	Swedish speakers	Other speakers
	Halsua	1,013	413	2	94 %	0.5 %	5 %
	Kannus	5,246	468	11	97 %	0.4 %	3 %
	Kaustinen	4,137	354	12	95 %	1.8 %	3 %
	Kokkola	48,295	1,446	33	83 %	12 %	5 %
	Lestijärvi	682	480	1	98 %	0.1 %	1 %
	Perho	2,578	748	3	98 %	0.5 %	1 %
	Toholampi	2,849	609	5	98 %	0.1 %	2 %
	Veteli	2,936	502	6	95 %	1.7 %	3 %
	Total	67,736	5,020	13	87 %	9 %	4 %

Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Ostrobothnia:

• Centre Party 31.09%
• Finns Party 19.60%
• Social Democratic Party 16.06%
• National Coalition Party 7.42%
• Christian Democrats 7.29%
• Swedish People's Party 6.26%
• Green League 6.03%
• Left Alliance 4.11%
• Blue Reform 0.80%
• Seven Star Movement 0.36%
• Other parties 0.98%