Ylämaa

Ylämaa
—  Former municipality  —
Ylämaan kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Ylämaa in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1925
Consolidated 2010
Government
 • Municipal manager Esko Hämäläinen
Area[1]
 • Total 408.94 km2 (157.9 sq mi)
 • Land 379.75 km2 (146.6 sq mi)
 • Water 29.19 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Population (2009-12-31)[2]
 • Total 1,408
 • Density 3.71/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.ylamaa.fi

Ylämaa is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 408.94 square kilometres (157.89 sq mi) of which 29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6 /sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish. There is a strong concentration of the gemstone Spectrolite in the region of Ylämaa. Ylämaa is planning to build a pyramid.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Laitila Arkkitehdit

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External links

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