Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.[4]
Varpaisjärvi | |
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Former municipality | |
Varpaisjärven kunta Varpaisjärvi kommun | |
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Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region |
Charter | 1911 |
Consolidated | 2011 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen |
Area | |
• 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 | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 0.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.varpaisjarvi.fi |
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region in the province of Eastern Finland. 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.
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