Lapinlahti
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 8,995 (26 October 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 8.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (21/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lapinlahti | |
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Municipality | |
Lapinlahden kunta Lapinlahti kommun | |
![]() Lapinlahti railway station | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Lapinlahti in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
Charter | 1874 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,245.16 km2 (480.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,096.55 km2 (423.38 sq mi) |
• Water | 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) |
• Rank | 70th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-10-26)[2] | |
• Total | 8,995 |
• Rank | 110th largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 2.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
• 65 or older | 28.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.lapinlahti.fi |
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.[5]
There are a total of 229 lakes in the municipality of Lapinlahti, the largest of which include Lake Onkivesi.[6]
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Lapinlahti". Järviwiki (in Finnish). Retrieved July 9, 2022.
External links
Media related to Lapinlahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinlahti – Official website