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Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Jämijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Jämijärven kunta Jämijärvi kommun | |
Coordinates: 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 | Aku Autio |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 224.34 km2 (86.62 sq mi) |
• Land | 215.09 km2 (83.05 sq mi) |
• Water | 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
• Rank | 257th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,670 |
• Rank | 273rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.76/km2 (20.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 3.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.8% |
• 65 or older | 31.6% |
Time zone | UTC 02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | jamijarvi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,670 (31 October 2024)[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 7.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.1/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.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Jämijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Jämijärvi – Official website