Lappajärvi
Lappajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Lappajärven kunta Lappajärvi kommun | |
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 Location of Lappajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°ECoordinates: 63°13′N 023°38′E / 63.217°N 23.633°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Alasara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 522.98 km2 (201.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 420.84 km2 (162.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 200th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,906 |
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.91/km2 (17.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 35.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi |
Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, 80 kilometres (50 mi) to Kokkola and 117 kilometres (73 mi) to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 2,906 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 522.98 square kilometres (201.92 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lake Lappajärvi, which gives the name to the municipality, is a meteor crater, one of the few meteor crater lakes found in Finland.
Singer and performer, Timo Kotipelto from the worldwide known Finnish power metal band Stratovarius was born and raised in Lappajärvi.
People born in Lappajärvi[]
- Johannes Bäck (1872 – 1952)
- Aleksi Hakala (1886 – 1959)
- Veikko Savela (1919 – 2015)
- Jarmo Övermark (1955 – )
- Arto Melleri (1956 – 2005)
- Seppo Särkiniemi (1957 – )
- Jussi Lampi (1961 – )
- Timo Kotipelto (1969 – )
- Petra Olli (1994 – )
Gallery[]
Municipal office
Church
Village in Lappajärvi
Lake Lappajärvi
Landscape
Athletics venue
Hotel
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 Lappajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lappajärvi – Official website
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