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Leppavirta

Leppävirta
Municipality
Leppävirran kunta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Coat of arms of Leppävirta
Coat of arms
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E / 62.500; 27.783Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E / 62.500; 27.783
Country  Finland
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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