Leppävirta
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| Leppävirran kunta | ||
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
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 Location of Leppävirta in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°ECoordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Varkaus sub-region | |
| Charter | 1639 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,136.01 km2 (438.62 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,136.05 km2 (438.63 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 68th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 9,939 | |
| • Rank | 101st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.75/km2 (22.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19% | |
| Website | www.leppavirta.fi | |
Leppävirta 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 9,939 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,136.01 square kilometres (438.62 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.7/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Häikiä, Häyry, Lylymäki, Niinimäki, Oravikoski, Reinikkala and Saahkarlahti.
Leppävirta is twinned with:
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