Ylistaro
Ylistaro is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Nurmo to Seinäjoki on 1 January 2009.
Ylistaro | |
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| Ylistaron kunta Ylistaro kommun | |
 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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
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.
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