Leppävirta
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Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 9,049 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
- Sorsakoski
- Häikiä
- Häyry
- Lylymäki
- Niinimäki
- Oravikoski
- Reinikkala
- Saahkarlahti
Notable people
- Jorma Hynninen, opera singer
- Rakel Kansanen [fi], translator
- Helena Kekkonen, peace activist
- Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter
- Pentti Pekkarinen, politician
- Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist
- Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player
- Heikki Soisalo [fi], writer
- Kalle Tähtelä [fi], writer, journalist and military aviator
- Adolf Tillaeus [fi], artisan
- Jukka Vesterinen [fi], sportsperson
International relations
Leppävirta is twinned with:[5]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Twinning municipalities". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Leppävirta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website
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Pieksämäki (South Savo) | Joroinen, Varkaus |
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