Lapinjärvi
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Lapinjärven kunta - Lappträsk kommun | |||||
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Founded | 1575 | ||||
Province | Southern Finland | ||||
Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||||
Sub-region | Loviisa | ||||
Area - Of which land - Rank |
339.36 km² 329.88 km² ranked 269th |
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Population - Density - Change - Rank |
2,930 (2007-11-30) 8.9 inh./km² - 1.4% ranked 295th |
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Urbanisation | 26.9% | ||||
Unemployment | 10.2% | ||||
Official languages | Finnish, Swedish | ||||
Municipal manager | Peter Backman | ||||
Home page | http://www.lapinjarvi.fi |
Lapinjärvi (pronounced [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]) in Finnish or Lappträsk in Swedish is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,930 (2007-11-30) and covers an area of 339.31 km² of which 8.38 km² is water. The population density is 9.00 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Finnish)/(Swedish) Official website
Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa | ||
Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo | ||
Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland |