Lapinlahti

Lapinlahti
Municipality
Lapinlahden kunta
Lapinlahti kommun
Lapinlahti railway station
Lapinlahti railway station
Coat of arms of Lapinlahti
Location of Lapinlahti in Finland
Location of Lapinlahti in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E / 63.367°N 27.383°E / 63.367; 27.383
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionUpper Savonia
Charter1874
Government
 • Municipal managerHeikki Airaksinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,245.16 km2 (480.76 sq mi)
 • Land1,096.71 km2 (423.44 sq mi)
 • Water148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi)
 • Rank70th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,972
 • Rank110th largest in Finland
 • Density8.18/km2 (21.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.8%
 • 15 to 6456.7%
 • 65 or older28.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lapinlahti.fi

Lapinlahti (Finnish: [ˈlɑpinˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Lapinlahti, also Lapinlax) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 8,972 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,245.16 square kilometres (480.76 sq mi) of which 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The neighboring municipalities of Lapinlahti are Iisalmi, Kuopio, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi and Sonkajärvi. The neighboring municipality of Varpaisjärvi was consolidated with Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.[6]

There are a total of 229 lakes in the municipality of Lapinlahti, the largest of which include Lake Onkivesi.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "Lapinlahti". Järviwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved July 9, 2022.

External links

Media related to Lapinlahti at Wikimedia Commons

  • Municipality of Lapinlahti – Official website


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