Jämijärvi
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,806 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 224.34 square kilometres (86.62 sq mi) of which 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.8/sq mi).
Jämijärvi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Jämijärven kunta Jämijärvi kommun | |
 Jämijärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jämijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Northern Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Esa Ala-Karvia |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 224.34 km2 (86.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 257th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,806 |
| • Rank | 274th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.43/km2 (21.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.1% |
| • 65 or older | 22.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.jamijarvi.fi |
Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
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
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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
- Municipality of Jämijärvi – Official website
| Municipalities |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Former municipalities | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.