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Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothniaregion, 52 kilometres (32 mi) southeast of Seinäjoki, 138 kilometres (86 mi) north of Tampere and 319 kilometres (198 mi) north of Helsinki. The town has a population of 10,935 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres (444.58 sq mi) of which 52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.
Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population. Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction: materials, design and contractors. Alavus has 60 lakes with 324 kilometres (201 mi) of shoreline. The town is unilingually Finnish.
In 2020, 16.7% of the population of Alavus was under the age of 15, 54.6% were aged 15 to 64, and 28.7% were over the age of 64. The average age was 46.1, above the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 44.7. Speakers of Finnish made up 98.3% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.1%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 1.6%. Foreign nationals made up 1.2% of the total population.[7]
The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Alavus from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.
In 2019, out of the total population of 6,919, 4,485 people lived in urban areas and 3,641 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 64 people were unknown. This made Alavus's degree of urbanization 60.7%.[9] The urban population in the municipality was divided between three urban areas as follows:[10]
In 2018, 9.1% of the workforce of Alavus worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 24.0% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 65.6% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 8.5%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 33.0%.[11]
The ten largest employers in Alavus in 2019 were as follows:[12]
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Town of Alavus – Official website
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish June 2023 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi Alavus see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fi Alavus to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Alavus Swedish Alavo is a town and municipality of Finland It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region 52 kilometres 32 mi southeast of Seinajoki 138 kilometres 86 mi north of Tampere and 319 kilometres 198 mi north of Helsinki The town has a population of 10 935 31 December 2023 2 and covers an area of 1 151 46 square kilometres 444 58 sq mi of which 52 31 km2 20 20 sq mi is water 1 The population density is 10 06 inhabitants per square kilometre 26 1 sq mi Neighbouring municipalities are Alajarvi Kuortane Seinajoki Virrat and Ahtari Alavus AlavoTownAlavuden kaupunki Alavo stadFormer Alavus city hall demolished in 2021Coat of armsLocation of Alavus in FinlandCoordinates 62 35 5 N 023 37 E 62 5917 N 23 617 E 62 5917 23 617Country FinlandRegionSouthern OstrobothniaSub regionKuusiokunnat sub regionCharter1865Market town1974Town privileges1977Government Town managerLiisa HeinamakiArea 2018 01 01 1 Total1 151 46 km2 444 58 sq mi Land1 087 23 km2 419 78 sq mi Water52 31 km2 20 20 sq mi Rank71st largest in FinlandPopulation 2023 12 31 2 Total10 935 Rank90th largest in Finland Density10 06 km2 26 1 sq mi Population by native language 3 Finnish97 8 official Swedish0 1 Others2 2 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 Websitewww alavus fi Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction materials design and contractors Alavus has 60 lakes with 324 kilometres 201 mi of shoreline The town is unilingually Finnish Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Villages 2 Demographics 2 1 Urban areas 3 Economy 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography editVillages edit In 1967 Alavus had five legally recognized villages henkikirjakylat 6 Alavus Rantatoysa Sapsalampi Sulkava SydanmaaDemographics editIn 2020 16 7 of the population of Alavus was under the age of 15 54 6 were aged 15 to 64 and 28 7 were over the age of 64 The average age was 46 1 above the national average of 43 4 and regional average of 44 7 Speakers of Finnish made up 98 3 of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0 1 while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 1 6 Foreign nationals made up 1 2 of the total population 7 The chart below describing the development of the total population of Alavus from 1975 to 2020 encompasses the municipality s area as of 2021 Historical populationYearPop p a 197513 465 198013 580 0 17 198513 781 0 29 199013 785 0 01 199513 472 0 46 YearPop p a 200013 135 0 51 200512 868 0 41 201012 439 0 68 201512 044 0 64 202011 332 1 21 Source Statistics Finland 8 Urban areas edit In 2019 out of the total population of 6 919 4 485 people lived in urban areas and 3 641 in sparsely populated areas while the coordinates of 64 people were unknown This made Alavus s degree of urbanization 60 7 9 The urban population in the municipality was divided between three urban areas as follows 10 Urban area Population 1 Alavus central locality 4 004 2 Alavus railway station area 1 240 3 Toysa parish village 898 4 Tuuri 777Economy editIn 2018 9 1 of the workforce of Alavus worked in primary production agriculture forestry and fishing 24 0 in secondary production e g manufacturing construction and infrastructure and 65 6 in services In 2019 the unemployment rate was 8 5 and the share of pensioners in the population was 33 0 11 The ten largest employers in Alavus in 2019 were as follows 12 Kuusiolinna Terveys Oy 551 employees Town of Alavus 518 employees Veljekset Keskinen Oy 346 employees Alavus Ikkunat Oy 100 employees Riikku Group Oy 96 employees Mattiovi Oy 90 employees Etela Pohjanmaan Osuuskauppa 64 employees Kuusiokuntien sosiaali ja terveyskuntayhtyma 58 employees Normek Oy 56 employees Alavuden Betoni Oy 52 employeesNotable people editMimmi Bahr 1844 1923 Finnish inventor and developer of calligraphy Erkki Huttunen 1901 1956 architect Rauha S Virtanen 1931 2019 authorSee also editBattle of Alavus Niinimaa TuuriReferences edit a b Area of Finnish Municipalities 1 1 2018 PDF National Land Survey of Finland Retrieved 30 January 2018 a b Immigration record high in Finland in 2023 StatFin Statistics Finland Retrieved 25 January 2024 Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022 Statistics Finland s PX Web databases Statistics Finland Retrieved 6 September 2023 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 a b Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023 Tax Administration of Finland 14 November 2022 Retrieved 7 May 2023 Korpi Lauri Papunen Pentti 1967 Alavus Suomenmaa maantieteellis yhteiskunnallinen tieto ja hakuteos 1 Ahlainen Hausjarvi Helsinki WSOY Key figures on population by region 1990 2020 StatFin Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2019 04 06 Retrieved 29 April 2021 Population according to age 1 year and sex by area 1972 2020 StatFin Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2019 05 25 Retrieved 29 April 2021 Degree of urbanisation by area 2019 StatFin Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2019 11 26 Retrieved 28 April 2021 Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age sex and municipality 2019 StatFin Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2019 11 26 Retrieved 28 April 2021 Municipal key figures 1987 2020 with the 2021 regional division StatFin Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2021 04 26 Retrieved 28 April 2021 2018 and 2019 Kunnittainen toimipaikkatilasto in Finnish Statistics Finland Archived from the original on 2016 11 14 Retrieved 29 April 2021 External links edit nbsp Media related to Alavus at Wikimedia Commons Town of Alavus Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alavus amp oldid 1203470228, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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