South Ostrobothnia

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South Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaa (Finnish) Södra Österbotten (Swedish)
Region
Region of South Ostrobothnia Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakunta Landskapet Södra Österbotten
Flag Coat of arms
South Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 62°45′N 22°30′E / 62.750°N 22.500°E / 62.750; 22.500
Country	Finland
Historical province	Ostrobothnia, Satakunta
Capital	Seinäjoki
Other towns	Ähtäri, Alajärvi, Alavus, Kauhajoki, Kauhava, Kurikka and Lapua
Area
• Total	13,999.63 km2 (5,405.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	191,762
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€5.856 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€30,344 (2015)
ISO 3166 code	FI-03
NUTS	194
Regional animal	Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Regional bird	Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Regional fish	European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flower	Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)
Regional stone	Impactite
Regional lake	Lake Lappajärvi
Website	etelapohjanmaa.fi

South Ostrobothnia^[2] (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms of population.^[3] Seinäjoki is the regional centre^[4] and by far the largest city in the area.^[5]

As a cultural area, South Ostrobothnia is larger than its current regional borders and includes the region of Ostrobothnia as well.^[4]