Varpaisjärvi
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| Varpaisjärvi | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Varpaisjärven kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E / 63.3583°N 27.7583°ECoordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E / 63.3583°N 27.7583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1911 | ||
| Consolidated | 2011 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 533.20 km2 (205.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 483.02 km2 (186.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 50.18 km2 (19.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010-10-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,899 | ||
| • Density | 6/km2 (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Others | 0.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 24.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | www.varpaisjarvi.fi | ||
Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.[5]
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.50 sq mi).[1] The population density was 6.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5 /sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta_alat_kunnittain_01012010.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/23DA04F43C88102AC22577D9002D2295/$file/20101031.htm. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet" (in Finnish). Kunnat.net. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. http://www.kunnat.net/k_perussivu.asp?path=1;29;348;4827;50631;137625;163600. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Varpaisjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Varpaisjärvi – Official website
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