Jämijärvi
| Jämijärvi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Jämijärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Jämijärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°ECoordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Northern Satakunta sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Esa Ala-Karvia | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 224.33 km2 (86.61 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 294th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,940 | |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.05/km2 (23.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.jamijarvi.fi | |
Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,940 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 224.33 square kilometres (86.61 sq mi) of which 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Jämijärvi Airfield is one of the busiest general aviation airfields in Finland. A serious aviation accident happened in Jämijärvi in April 2014.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Jämijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Jämijärvi – Official website
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