Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 9,049(31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) ofwhich 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi)is water.[1] The population density is7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
Leppävirta | |
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Municipality | |
Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Varkaus |
Charter | 1639 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) |
• Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) |
• Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,049 |
• Rank | 109th largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.96/km2 (20.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 2.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
• 65 or older | 31.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | leppavirta |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
- Sorsakoski
- Häikiä
- Häyry
- Lylymäki
- Niinimäki
- Oravikoski
- Reinikkala
- Saahkarlahti
Notable people
- Jorma Hynninen, opera singer
- Rakel Kansanen , translator
- Helena Kekkonen, peace activist
- Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter
- Pentti Pekkarinen, politician
- Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist
- Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player
- Heikki Soisalo , writer
- Kalle Tähtelä , writer, journalist and military aviator
- Adolf Tillaeus , artisan
- Jukka Vesterinen , sportsperson
International relations
References
- Notes
External links
Media related to Leppävirta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website