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Lapinlahti (Finnish: [ˈlɑpinˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Lapinlahti, also Lapinlax) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 8,869 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,245.16 square kilometres (480.76 sq mi) of which 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lapinlahti | |
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Municipality | |
| Lapinlahden kunta Lapinlahti kommun | |
 Lapinlahti railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lapinlahti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E / 63.367°N 27.383°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,245.16 km2 (480.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,096.71 km2 (423.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 70th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,869 |
| • Rank | 110th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.09/km2 (21.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The neighboring municipalities of Lapinlahti are Iisalmi, Kuopio, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi and Sonkajärvi. The neighboring municipality of Varpaisjärvi was consolidated with Lapinlahti on 1 January 2011.[6]
There are a total of 229 lakes in the municipality of Lapinlahti, the largest of which include Lake Onkivesi.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "Lapinlahti". Järviwiki (in Finnish). February 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
External links
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Media related to Lapinlahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinlahti – Official website
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