Leppävirta
Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 9,060 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
Leppävirta | |
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Municipality | |
| Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun | |
Konnus channel in Leppävirta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Leppävirta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 9,060 |
| • Rank | 109th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.97/km2 (20.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | leppavirta |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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