| Leppävirta | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Leppävirran kunta | |||
| Konnus channel in Leppävirta | |||
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| Location of Leppävirta in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Varkaus sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1639 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Markku Tervahauta | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,519.67 km2 (586.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,136.05 km2 (438.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 66th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 10,538 | ||
| • Rank | 99th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 9.28/km2 (24/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Others | 1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.leppavirta.fi | ||
Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 10,538 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.67 square kilometres (586.75 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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