Varpaisjärvi
| Varpaisjärvi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former municipality | ||
| Varpaisjärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland | ||
| 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 (205.87 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 483.02 km2 (186.50 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) | |
| Population (2010-10-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,899 | |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/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.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. 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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
External links
Media related to Varpaisjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Varpaisjärvi – Official website
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