Lappajärvi
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This article is about the municipality of Finland. For the lake, see Lake Lappajärvi.
| Lappajärvi | |||
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| Lappajärven kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°ECoordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Juhani Vähähyyppä | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 523.73 km2 (202.21 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 420.84 km2 (162.49 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 223rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,427 | ||
| • Rank | 234th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 8.14/km2 (21.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| • Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi | ||
Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,427 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 523.73 square kilometres (202.21 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.
Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the world wide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Lappajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lappajärvi – Official website
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