Jakobstad

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Jakobstad Pietarsaari
Town
City of Jakobstad Staden Jakobstad Pietarsaaren kaupunki
The old Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jakobstad in Finland
Coordinates: 63°40′N 022°42′E / 63.667°N 22.700°E / 63.667; 22.700
Country	Finland
Region	Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Jakobstad sub-region
Charter	1652
Named for	Jacob De la Gardie
Government
• City manager	Anne Ekstrand
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	396.35 km2 (153.03 sq mi)
• Land	88.52 km2 (34.18 sq mi)
• Water	307.94 km2 (118.90 sq mi)
• Rank	302nd largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,475
• Rank	60th largest in Finland
• Density	220.01/km2 (569.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Swedish	54.1% (official)
• Finnish	31.2%
• Others	14.7%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	15.5%
• 15 to 64	58.2%
• 65 or older	26.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	en.jakobstad.fi

Jakobstad (Finland Swedish: [ˈjɑːkopˌstɑːd]; Finnish: Pietarsaari, Finnish: [ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri]) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately 19,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 50,000. It is the 60th most populous municipality in Finland.

Jakobstad covers a land area of 88.52 km² (34.18 sq mi).^[1] The population density is 220.01/km² (569.8/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 31% Finnish speakers, 54% Swedish speakers, and 15% speakers of other languages.