Jalasjärvi

Jalasjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Kurikka on 1 January 2016.

Jalasjärvi
Former municipality
Jalasjärven kunta Jalasjärvi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Jalasjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°29.5′N 022°46′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Seinäjoki sub-region
Charter	1867
Consolidated	2016
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Luukko
Area [1]
• Total	830.39 km^2 (320.62 sq mi)
• Land	818.70 km^2 (316.10 sq mi)
• Water	11.69 km^2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population  (2015-06-30)[2]
• Total	7,834
• Density	9.4/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.jalasjarvi.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Jalasjärvi was 7,834 (30 June 2015)[2] and covered a land area of 818.70 km² (316.10 sq mi).[1] The population density was 9.5688/km² (24.7832/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Alavalli, Hirvijärvi, Ilvesjoki, Jalasjärvi, Jokipii, Keskikylä, Koskue, Luopajärvi, Sikakylä, Taivalmaa and Ylivalli.

Sights

• The Devil's Nest, the deepest ground erosion in Europe
• The Local Heritage Museum of Jalasjärvi, one of the largest local museums in Finland, consisting of over 25 rural buildings and a collection of exhibits approaching nearly 30,000 items in total

References

1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. "Väestötietojärjestelmä rekisteritilanne 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

External links

• Media related to Jalasjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Jalasjärvi – Official website

Local heritage museum of Jalasjarvi