Alajärvi

Alajärvi
Town
Alajärven kaupunki

Alajärvi Church

Coat of arms

Location of Alajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 023°49′E / 63.000°N 23.817°E / 63.000; 23.817Coordinates: 63°00′N 023°49′E / 63.000°N 23.817°E / 63.000; 23.817
Country Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Järviseutu sub-region
Charter 1869
Town privileges 1986
Government
  Town manager Vesa Koivunen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 1,056.75 km2 (408.01 sq mi)
  Land 1,008.76 km2 (389.48 sq mi)
  Water 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi)
Area rank 106th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 9,973
  Rank 101st largest in Finland
  Density 9.89/km2 (25.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 98.9% (official)
  Swedish 0.1%
  Others 1%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 18.8%
  15 to 64 61.1%
  65 or older 20.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.alajarvi.fi

Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,973 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,056.75 square kilometres (408.01 sq mi) of which 47.99 km2 (18.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.6/sq mi).

The town is unilingually Finnish; there are few immigrants.

Though a small town, Alajärvi has a few shops, namely Supermarket, Tokmanni, Lidl and a few others. In 2013 a public natatorium was opened, which also includes a weight room.

The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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