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Leppävirta

Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E / 62.500; 27.783
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Leppävirta
Municipality
Leppävirran kunta
Leppävirta kommun
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Coat of arms of Leppävirta
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E / 62.500; 27.783
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionVarkaus
Charter1639
Government
 • Municipal managerMatti Raatikainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi)
 • Land1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi)
 • Water383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi)
 • Rank68th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total8,999
 • Rank109th largest in Finland
 • Density7.92/km2 (20.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6455.1%
 • 65 or older31.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websiteleppavirta.fi

Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,999 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

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Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.

Villages

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  • Sorsakoski
  • Häikiä
  • Häyry
  • Lylymäki
  • Niinimäki
  • Oravikoski
  • Reinikkala
  • Saahkarlahti

Notable people

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International relations

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Leppävirta is twinned with:[5]

References

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Notes
  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Twinning municipalities". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
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