Varpaisjärvi
Encyclopedia
Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland
. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti
on January 1, 2011.
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia
region
. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.5 sq mi). The population density
was 6 PD/km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti 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 and covers an area of of which is water...
on January 1, 2011.
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia
Northern Savonia
Northern Savonia is a region in eastern Finland. Kuopio is the largest city in the region.- Historical provinces :For history, geography and culture see: Savonia- Municipalities :Northern Savonia includes 21 municipalities.Seven of them are cities....
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.5 sq mi). The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 6 PD/km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
External links
- Municipality of Varpaisjärvi – Official website