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Varpaisjärvi

Varpaisjärvi
Former municipality
Varpaisjärven kunta
Coat of arms of Varpaisjärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland
Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E / 63.3583°N 27.7583°E / 63.3583; 27.7583Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E / 63.3583°N 27.7583°E / 63.3583; 27.7583
Country Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Upper Savonia sub-region
Charter 1911
Consolidated 2011
Government
 • Municipal manager Heikki Airaksinen
Area
 • Total 533.20 km2 (205.87 sq mi)
 • Land 483.02 km2 (186.50 sq mi)
 • Water 50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi)
Elevation 109 m (358 ft)
Population (2010-10-31)
 • Total 2,899
 • Density 6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 14.9%
 • 15 to 64 60.3%
 • 65 or older 24.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.varpaisjarvi.fi

Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.

The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region in the province of Eastern Finland. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.50 sq mi). The population density was 6.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.


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