Lapinjärvi (municipality)
Lapinjärvi
Lapinjärvi – Lappträsk | |
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Municipality | |
| Lapinjärven kunta Lappträsks kommun | |
 Lake Lapinjärvi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E / 60.617°N 26.200°ECoordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E / 60.617°N 26.200°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region |
| Charter | 1575 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Christian Sjöstrand |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 339.31 km2 (131.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 329.90 km2 (127.38 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 227th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,626 |
| • Rank | 234th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.96/km2 (20.6/sq mi) |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.6% |
| • 65 or older | 29.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.lapinjarvi.fi |
Lapinjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,626 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 339.31 square kilometres (131.01 sq mi) of which 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Iitti, Kouvola, Loviisa, Myrskylä and Orimattila.
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Lapinjärvi lake is located in Lapinjärvi.
Politics[]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Lapinjärvi:
- Swedish People's Party 33.2%
- Centre Party 16.8%
- True Finns 16.2%
- National Coalition Party 11.2%
- Social Democratic Party 10.4%
- Green League 4.3%
- Left Alliance 3.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.1%
People born in Lapinjärvi[]
- Gustaf Rosenqvist (1855 – 1931)
- Vilhelm Rosenqvist (1856 – 1925)
- Hilda Käkikoski (1864 – 1912)
- Otto Slätis (1864 – 1940)
- Johan Strömberg (1868 – 1952)
- Gustaf Storgårds (1869 – 1945)
- Mikko Innanen (1978 –)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Lapinjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinjärvi – Official website (in Finnish and Swedish)
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