Jämijärvi

Jämijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

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Jämijärvi
Municipality
Jämijärven kunta Jämijärvi kommun
Jämijärvi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Jämijärvi in Finland
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Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Northern Satakunta
Charter	1865
Government
• Municipal manager	Aku Autio
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	224.34 km2 (86.62 sq mi)
• Land	215.09 km2 (83.05 sq mi)
• Water	9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
• Rank	257th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,659
• Rank	274th largest in Finland
• Density	7.71/km2 (20.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96.9% (official)
• Others	3.1%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	14.6%
• 15 to 64	53.8%
• 65 or older	31.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	jamijarvi.fi

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It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,659 (31 December 2024)^[2] and covers an area of 224.34 square kilometres (86.62 sq mi) of which 9.99 km² (3.86 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 7.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Jämijärvi Airfield is one of the busiest general aviation airfields in Finland. A serious aviation accident happened in Jämijärvi in April 2014.^{[citation needed]}