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Jämijärvi

Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E / 61.817; 22.6917
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Jämijärvi
Municipality
Jämijärven kunta
Jämijärvi kommun
Jämijärvi Church
Jämijärvi Church
Coat of arms of Jämijärvi
Location of Jämijärvi in Finland
Location of Jämijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E / 61.817; 22.6917
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionNorthern Satakunta sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerAku Autio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total224.34 km2 (86.62 sq mi)
 • Land215.09 km2 (83.05 sq mi)
 • Water9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
 • Rank257th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total1,671
 • Rank274th largest in Finland
 • Density7.77/km2 (20.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others3.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.6%
 • 15 to 6453.8%
 • 65 or older31.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitejamijarvi.fi

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

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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