Kortesjärvi
| Kortesjärvi | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Kortesjärven kunta | ||
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Kortsjärvi Church | ||
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 Location of Kortesjärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°18′N 023°09.5′E / 63.300°N 23.1583°ECoordinates: 63°18′N 023°09.5′E / 63.300°N 23.1583°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Founded | 1865 | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 333.51 km2 (128.77 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 323.7 km2 (125.0 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 9.81 km2 (3.79 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,275 | |
| • Density | 7.03/km2 (18.2/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Kortesjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Alahärmä and Ylihärmä, to Kauhava on 1 January 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 2,275 (as of 31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 323.70 square kilometres (124.98 sq mi).[1] The population density was 9.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.4/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
External links
Media related to Kortesjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
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