Jämijärvi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Jämijärven kunta | ||
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Location of Jämijärvi in Finland |
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Coordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°ECoordinates: 61°49′N 022°41.5′E / 61.817°N 22.6917°E | ||
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.