Alajärvi
Town in South Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,113 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,056.74 square kilometres (408.01 sq mi) of which 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.4/sq mi). The town is unilingually Finnish.
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Alajärvi | |
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Town | |
Alajärven kaupunki Alajärvi stad | |
Coordinates: 63°00′N 023°49′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
Charter | 1869 |
Town privileges | 1986 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Vesa Koivunen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,056.74 km2 (408.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,008.77 km2 (389.49 sq mi) |
• Water | 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) |
• Rank | 78th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,113 |
• Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.03/km2 (23.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 4.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 17.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.3% |
• 65 or older | 28.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.alajarvi.fi |
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The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.