Lumparland
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| Province | Åland | ||||
| Region | Åland | ||||
| Sub-region | countryside | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
35.72 km² 35.69 km² ranked 440th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
379 (2004) 10.6 inh./km² - 1.0% ranked 425th |
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| Unemployment | 0.5% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Tomas Urvas | ||||
| Home page | http://www.lumparland.aland.fi/ | ||||
Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.
The municipality has a population of 379 (2004) and covers an area of 35.72 km² (excluding sea area) of which 0.03 km² is water. The population density is 10.6 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 35 kilometers away from Mariehamn. The ferry port of Långnäs is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.
Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.
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[edit] Sights
The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.
[edit] Geography
Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a 1000-million-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.
Lumpokasen (60.7 m) is the highest point in the municipality.
[edit] Economy
Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.
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Municipalities of Åland |  |
| Brändö | Eckerö | Finström | Föglö | Geta | Hammarland | Jomala | Kumlinge | Kökar | Lemland | Lumparland | Mariehamn | Saltvik | Sottunga | Sund | Vårdö | ||
| Åland | Finland |
