Alavus is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 11,611 and covers an area of 1,151.46 square kilometres of which 52.31 km2 is water. The population density is 14.69 inhabitants per square kilometre . Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Kuortane, Seinäjoki, Virrat and Ähtäri. Agriculture and forestry employ a significant share of the population. Most of the industry in Alavus is related to construction: materials, design and contractors. Alavus has 60 lakes with 324 kilometres of shoreline. The town is unilingually Finnish.
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