Lapinlahti
This article is about the municipality of Northern Savonia. For the district of Helsinki, see Lapinlahti, Helsinki.
| Lapinlahti Lapinlax | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Lapinlahden kunta | ||
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Lapinlahti railway station | ||
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 Location of Lapinlahti in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E / 63.367°N 27.383°ECoordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E / 63.367°N 27.383°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1874 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,245.13 km2 (480.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,096.55 km2 (423.38 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 90th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,940 | |
| • Rank | 103rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.06/km2 (23.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Website | www.lapinlahti.fi | |
Lapinlahti (Swedish: Lapinlax) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 9,940 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,245.13 square kilometres (480.75 sq mi) of which 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.5/sq mi).
The neighboring municipality of Varpaisjärvi was consolidated with Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.[6]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A Locomotive Tv1 No 940 –“The Finnish Cup loco”- at Lapinlahti, with Supporters of the soccer team KuPS after a decisive Cup victory
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
External links
Media related to Lapinlahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinlahti – Official website
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