Alavus

Alavus
Alavo
Town
Alavuden kaupunki
Alavo stad
Former Alavus city hall, demolished in 2021
Coat of arms
Location of Alavus in Finland
Coordinates: 62°35.5′N 023°37′E / 62.5917°N 23.617°E / 62.5917; 23.617
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter1865
Market town1974
Town privileges1977
Government
 • Town managerLiisa Heinämäki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,151.46 km2 (444.58 sq mi)
 • Land790.42 km2 (305.18 sq mi)
 • Water52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
 • Rank71st largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total11,545
 • Rank86th largest in Finland
 • Density14.61/km2 (37.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.4% (official)
 • Others0.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.7%
 • 15 to 6454.6%
 • 65 or older28.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.25%
Websitewww.alavus.fi

Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a city in Finland. As of 31 May 2013, 12,349 people lived there. Nearby municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.

References

  1. ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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