Leppävirta

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Leppävirta
—  Municipality  —
Leppävirran kunta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta

Coat of arms
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.5°N 27.783°E / 62.5; 27.783Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.5°N 27.783°E / 62.5; 27.783
Country Finland
Province Eastern Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Varkaus sub-region
Charter 1639
Government
 - Municipal manager Markku Tervahauta
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 1,519.77 km2 (586.8 sq mi)
 - Land 1,136.13 km2 (438.7 sq mi)
 - Water 383.64 km2 (148.1 sq mi)
Area rank 63rd largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 10,740
 - Density 9.45/km2 (24.5/sq mi)
Population rank 95th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.9% (official)
 - Others 1%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 15.5%
 - 15 to 64 62.4%
 - 65 or older 22.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.leppavirta.fi

Leppävirta 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 10,740 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.77 square kilometres (586.79 sq mi) of which 383.64 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.5 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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