Ylistaro

Ylistaro is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Nurmo to Seinäjoki on 1 January 2009.

Ylistaro
Ylistaron kunta
Ylistaro kommun
Ylistaro Church
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki
Merged with SeinäjokiJanuary 1, 2009
Area
  Total484.08 km2 (186.90 sq mi)
  Land481.35 km2 (185.85 sq mi)
  Water2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total5,582
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish

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

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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

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