Varpaisjärvi

Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.^[4]

Varpaisjärvi
Former municipality
Varpaisjärven kunta Varpaisjärvi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 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 [1]
• 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)[2]
• Total	2,899
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	0.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.varpaisjarvi.fi

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)^[2] and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.50 sq mi).^[1] The population density was 6.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.