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Jämijärvi

Jämijärvi
Municipality
Jämijärven kunta
Coat of arms of Jämijärvi
Coat of arms
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; 22.6917Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E / 61.817; 22.6917
Country  Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Northern Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipal manager Esa Ala-Karvia
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 214.35 km2 (82.76 sq mi)
 • Land 214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi)
 • Water 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Area rank 257th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,940
 • Rank 274th largest in Finland
 • Density 9.05/km2 (23.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 17%
 • 15 to 64 60.1%
 • 65 or older 22.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
Climate Dfc
Website www.jamijarvi.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 1,940 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 214.35 square kilometres (82.76 sq mi) of which 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.4/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.


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