Ylämaa

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Ylämaa
—  Municipality  —
Ylämaan kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Ylämaa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.8°N 28.0083°E / 60.8; 28.0083Coordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.8°N 28.0083°E / 60.8; 28.0083
Country Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1925
Government
 - Municipal manager Esko Hämäläinen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 408.94 km2 (157.9 sq mi)
 - Land 379.75 km2 (146.6 sq mi)
 - Water 29.19 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Area rank 253rd largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 1,417
 - Density 3.73/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Population rank 324th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.7% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 1.1%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 13.3%
 - 15 to 64 59.9%
 - 65 or older 26.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.ylamaa.fi

Ylämaa is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 1,417 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 408.94 square kilometres (157.89 sq mi) of which 29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.7 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There is a strong concentration of the gemstone Spectrolite in the region of Ylämaa. Ylämaa is planning to build a pyramid.[6]

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