Alajärvi
Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,114 (31 December 2023) 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. The population density is 9.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.4/sq mi). The town is unilingually Finnish; there are few immigrants.
Alajärvi | |
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Town | |
| Alajärven kaupunki Alajärvi stad | |
Alajärvi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Alajärvi in Finland | |
| 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) | |
| • 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) | |
| • Total | 9,114 |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.03/km2 (23.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| 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 |
The municipality of Lehtimäki was consolidated with Alajärvi on 1 January 2009.
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