Kortesjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Alahärmä and Ylihärmä, to Kauhava on 1 January 2009.
Kortesjärvi | |
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Former municipality | |
Kortesjärven kunta Kortesjärvi kommun | |
![]() Kortesjärvi Church | |
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![]() Location of Kortesjärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°18′N 023°09.5′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
Founded | 1865 |
Consolidated | 2009 |
Area | |
• 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 | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
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