Ilmajoki
| Ilmajoki | |||
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| Ilmajoen kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°44′N 022°35′E / 62.733°N 22.583°ECoordinates: 62°44′N 022°35′E / 62.733°N 22.583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region | ||
| Founded | 1865 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipality manager | Seppo Pirttikoski | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 579.69 km2 (223.82 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 576.79 km2 (222.70 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 203rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 11,903 | ||
| • Rank | 90th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 20.64/km2 (53.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 19.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 17% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.ilmajoki.fi | ||
Ilmajoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈilmɑjoki], Swedish: Ilmola [ilmolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Ilmajoki is 11,903 (31 January 2012)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 576.79 km2 (222.70 sq mi) of which 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 20.64 /km2 (53.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Some notable persons originally from Ilmajoki include the javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki, the wrestler Marko Yli-Hannuksela, the ethnomusicologist Martti Erik Ala-Könni, and the historical figure Jaakko Ilkka.[citation needed]
Seinäjoki Airport is located at Ilmajoki. Finncomm Airlines has its head office on the grounds of the airport.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Contact Information." Finncomm Airlines. Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ilmajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality Ilmajoki – Official website
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