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Ilmajoki

Ilmajoki
Municipality
Ilmajoen kunta
Ilmajoki church
Ilmajoki church
Coat of arms of Ilmajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Ilmajoki in Finland
Location of Ilmajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°44′N 022°35′E / 62.733°N 22.583°E / 62.733; 22.583Coordinates: 62°44′N 022°35′E / 62.733°N 22.583°E / 62.733; 22.583
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Seinäjoki sub-region
Founded 1865
Government
 • Municipality manager Seppo Pirttikoski
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 576.78 km2 (222.70 sq mi)
 • Land 576.79 km2 (222.70 sq mi)
 • Water 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Area rank 147th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 12,178
 • Rank 84th largest in Finland
 • Density 21.11/km2 (54.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 19.2%
 • 15 to 64 63.8%
 • 65 or older 17%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Website www.ilmajoki.fi

Ilmajoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈilmɑjoki], Swedish: Ilmola [ilmolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Ilmajoki is 12,178 (31 March 2016) and the municipality covers an area of 576.79 km2 (222.70 sq mi) of which 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2016). The population density is 21.11/km2 (54.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Seinäjoki Airport is located in Ilmajoki. Flybe Nordic has its head office by the airport.


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