Ylistaro

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Ylistaro
municipality in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region ?
City manager  ?
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked ?
484.08 km²
481.35 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked ?
5,582
 %
11.6/km²
Urbanisation  %
Unemployment rate  %
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Ylistaro is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,582 (2003) and covers an area of 484.08 km² of which 2.73 km² is water. The population density is 11.6 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

In May 2007 it was agreed that Ylistaro will merge with the city of Seinäjoki and the neighbouring municipality of Nurmo; so from 2009 Ylistaro will end its independent existence.


Coordinates: 62°56′25″N, 22°31′00″E