Leppävirta
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| Leppävirran kunta | ||
| Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
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| Location of Leppävirta in Finland Location of Leppävirta in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Varkaus sub-region | |
| Charter | 1639 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,519.67 km2 (586.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,136.05 km2 (438.63 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 66th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,939 | |
| • Rank | 99th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.75/km2 (22.7/sq mi) | |
| 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] | 19% | |
| 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 9,939 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.67 square kilometres (586.75 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.7/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Some villages
Häikiä, Häyry, Lylymäki, Niinimäki, Oravikoski, Reinikkala and Saahkarlahti.
Famous people
- Jukka Vesterinen
- Rakel Kansanen
- Adolf Tillaeus
- Heikki Soisalo
- Kalle Tähtelä
International relations
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Leppävirta is twinned with:[6]
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website
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