Jämijärvi

Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

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
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)
  Land214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi)
  Water9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
  Rank257th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
  Total1,692
  Rank274th largest in Finland
  Density7.89/km2 (20.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish97.7% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others2.1%
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
Websitewww.jamijarvi.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,692 (30 September 2023)[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 7.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.4/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.

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.

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