Lappajärvi
| Lappajärvi | ||
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| Lappajärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Lappajärvi in Finland |
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| 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
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| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tuomo Lehtiniemi | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 420.14 km2 (162.22 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 (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,220 | |
| • Rank | 222nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 7.65/km2 (19.8/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 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.lappajarvi.fi | |
Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,220 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 420.14 square kilometres (162.22 sq mi) of which 102.89 km2 (39.73 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.8/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.
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