Passage: The town is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 47,706 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 2,730.80 square kilometres (1,054.37 sq mi) of which 1,286.61 km2 (496.76 sq mi) is water. The population density is 33.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (85.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Halsua, Kalajoki, Kannus, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lestijärvi, Larsmo and Toholampi.

Question: How much of the town is made up of water?
1,286.61 km2 (496.76 sq mi)