Alavus

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.

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
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter	1865
Market town	1974
Town privileges	1977
Government
• Town manager	Liisa Heinämäki
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,151.46 km2 (444.58 sq mi)
• Land	790.42 km2 (305.18 sq mi)
• Water	52.31 km2 (20.20 sq mi)
• Rank	71st largest in Finland
Population  (2019-01-31)[2]
• Total	11,545
• Rank	86th largest in Finland
• Density	14.61/km2 (37.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.4% (official)
• Others	0.6%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	16.7%
• 15 to 64	54.6%
• 65 or older	28.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21.25%
Website	www.alavus.fi

Other websites

• The official page (in Finnish)

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.