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Jalasjärvi

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Former municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Jalasjärvi in Finland

Coordinates: 62°29.5′N 022°46′E / 62.4917°N 22.767°E / 62.4917; 22.767CountryFinlandRegionSouthern OstrobothniaSub-regionSeinäjoki sub-regionCharter1867Consolidated2016Government

• Municipal managerJuha LuukkoArea

^[1]

• Total830.39 km² (320.62 sq mi) • Land818.70 km² (316.10 sq mi) • Water11.69 km² (4.51 sq mi)Population

(2015-06-30)^[2]

• Total7,834 • Density9.4/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Websitewww.jalasjarvi.fi

Jalasjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Kurikka on 1 January 2016.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Jalasjärvi was 7,834 (30 June 2015)^[2] and covered a land area of 818.70 km² (316.10 sq mi).^[1] The population density was 9.5688/km² (24.7832/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Alavalli, Hirvijärvi, Ilvesjoki, Jalasjärvi, Jokipii, Keskikylä, Koskue, Luopajärvi, Sikakylä, Taivalmaa and Ylivalli.

Sights

The Devil's Nest, the deepest ground erosion in Europe
The Local Heritage Museum of Jalasjärvi, one of the largest local museums in Finland, consisting of over 25 rural buildings and a collection of exhibits approaching nearly 30,000 items in total

References

^ ^a ^b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Väestötietojärjestelmä rekisteritilanne 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.