الاواس

Also known as Alavo

Alavus () is a town and municipality of Finland in the province of Western Finland. Part of the South Ostrobothnia region, it is located southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Alavus
Settlement.other_name: Alavo
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: [email protected]
Settlement.imagesize: 225px
Settlement.image_caption: Former Alavus city hall, demolished in 2021
Settlement.image_shield: töysä.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Alavus_sijainti_Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Alavus in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kuusiokunnat
Settlement.leader_title: Town manager

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Company

Jurisdiction: FI
Headquarters: ALAVUS, FI

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: köping
Official name: Alavuden kaupunki
Country: Finland
Located in: Vaasa Province
Official language: Finnish
Population: 10634
Area: 1151.5
Elevation: 98
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Shares border with: Ähtäri
Legal form: municipality of Finland
Follows: Töysä
Official website: www.alavus.fi
Image: Alavus Church.jpg

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Commons category: Alavus
topic's main category: Category:Alavus
inception: 1865-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Alavus
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/fi/hae?municipalities=10
different from: Elafos
associated electoral district: Vaasa
located in the statistical territorial entity: Kuusiokunnat
P12749: Upper Lusatia

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