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Jakobstad
Pietarsaari | |
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Town | |
| City of Jakobstad Staden Jakobstad Pietarsaaren kaupunki | |
 The old Town Hall | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Jakobstad in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°40′N 022°42′E / 63.667°N 22.700°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
| Charter | 1652 |
| Named for | Jacob De la Gardie |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Anne Ekstrand |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 396.35 km2 (153.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 307.94 km2 (118.90 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 302nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,520 |
| • Rank | 58th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 220.52/km2 (571.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 54.1% (official) |
| • Finnish | 31.2% |
| • Others | 14.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.2% |
| • 65 or older | 26.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | en |
Jakobstad (Finland Swedish: [ˈjɑːkopˌstɑːd]; Finnish: Pietarsaari, Finnish: [ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri]) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately 20,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 58th most populous municipality in Finland.
Jakobstad covers a land area of 88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi).[1] The population density is 220.52/km2 (571.1/sq mi). Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The city of Vaasa is located 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Jakobstad.
Jakobstad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 31% Finnish speakers, 54% Swedish speakers, and 15% speakers of other languages.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.