Jakobstad covers a land area of 88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi). The population density is 222.06/km2 (575.1/sq mi). Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The city of Vaasa is located 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Jakobstad. Jakobstad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 30% Finnish speakers, 53% Swedish speakers, and 17% speakers of other languages. The Swedish name literally means Jacob's City or Jacob's Town, in reference to Jacob De la Gardie. Colloquially, the town is known as Jeppis. More information...
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