Ylistaro
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Ylistaro Church
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| Country | Finland | |
| Province | Western Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki | |
| Merged with Seinäjoki | January 1, 2009 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 484.08 km2 (186.90 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 481.35 km2 (185.85 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2003) | ||
| • Total | 5,582 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Official languages | Finnish | |
Ylistaro is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Nurmo to Seinäjoki on 1 January 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 5,582 (2003) and covered an area of 484.08 km² of which 2.73 km² is water. The population density was 11.6 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
In May 2007 it was agreed that Ylistaro would merge with the city of Seinäjoki and the neighbouring municipality of Nurmo; so from 2009 Ylistaro ended its independent existence.
Coordinates: 62°56′25″N 22°31′00″E / 62.94028°N 22.51667°E
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