Kortesjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated, together with Alahärmä and Ylihärmä, to Kauhava on 1 January 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 2,275 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. References External links Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Kauhava