Ylämaa
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| Ylämaa | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Ylämaan kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.800°N 28.0083°ECoordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.800°N 28.0083°E | ||
| 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 (157.89 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 379.75 km2 (146.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 29.19 km2 (11.27 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ↑ Laitila Arkkitehdit
External links
Media related to Ylämaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ylämaa – Official website
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