Jämijärvi
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Jämijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Jämijärven kunta Jämijärvi kommun | |
 Jämijärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jämijärvi in Finland | |
| 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 (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,671 |
| • Rank | 274th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.77/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 |
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 1,671 (31 August 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 7.77 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 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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
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Media related to Jämijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Jämijärvi – Official website
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