Alavus
Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 11,545 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres (444.58 sq mi) of which 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.8/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.
Alavus Alavo | |
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Town | |
Alavuden kaupunki Alavo stad | |
![]() Alavus city hall | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Alavus in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°35.5′N 023°37′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Market town | 1974 |
Town privileges | 1977 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Liisa Heinämäki |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,151.46 km2 (444.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 790.42 km2 (305.18 sq mi) |
• Water | 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) |
Area rank | 71st largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,545 |
• Rank | 86th largest in Finland |
• Density | 14.61/km2 (37.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 17.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.3% |
• 65 or older | 21.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
Website | www.alavus.fi |
Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population. Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction: materials, design and contractors. Alavus has 60 lakes with 324 kilometres (201 mi) of shoreline. The town is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Rauha S. Virtanen (1931-2019), author
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See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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