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Former municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Jalasjärvi
Former municipality
Jalasjärven kunta Jalasjärvi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Jalasjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°29.5′N 022°46′E / 62.4917°N 22.767°E / 62.4917; 22.767
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Seinäjoki sub-region
Charter	1867
Consolidated	2016
Government
• Municipal manager	Juha Luukko
Area
• Total	830.39 km (320.62 sq mi)
• Land	818.70 km (316.10 sq mi)
• Water	11.69 km (4.51 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,834
• Density	9.4/km (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.jalasjarvi.fi

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

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) and covered a land area of 818.70 km (316.10 sq mi). The population density was 9.5688/km (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

^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
^ "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 Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine – Official website

v t e Municipalities of South Ostrobothnia
Municipalities	Alajärvi Alavus Evijärvi Ilmajoki Isojoki Isokyrö Karijoki Kauhajoki Kauhava Kuortane Kurikka Lappajärvi Lapua Seinäjoki Soini Teuva Vimpeli Ähtäri
Former municipalities	Alahärmä Jalasjärvi Jurva Kortesjärvi Lehtimäki Nurmo Peräseinäjoki Seinäjoen maalaiskunta Töysä Ylihärmä Ylistaro
South Ostrobothnia Finland

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