Alavus

Alavus is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, 52 kilometres southeast of Seinäjoki, 138 kilometres north of Tampere and 319 kilometres north of Helsinki. The town has a population of 11,198 and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres of which 52.31 km² is water. The population density is 14.17 inhabitants per square kilometre. Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri. ()