Lapinjärvi (municipality)
Lapinjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,655 (31 January 2019)[1] and covers an area of 339.31 square kilometres (131.01 sq mi) of which 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 8.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
Lapinjärvi Lapinjärvi – Lappträsk | |
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Municipality | |
Lapinjärven kunta Lappträsks kommun | |
![]() Lake Lapinjärvi | |
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![]() Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region |
Charter | 1575 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Christian Sjöstrand |
Population (2019-01-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,655 |
• Rank | 238th largest in Finland |
• Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.lapinjarvi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Iitti, Kouvola, Loviisa, Myrskylä and Orimattila.
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
Lapinjärvi lake is located in the Lapinjärvi.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Lapinjärvi:
- Swedish People's Party 33.2%
- Centre Party 16.8%
- True Finns 16.2%
- National Coalition Party 11.2%
- Social Democratic Party 10.4%
- Green League 4.3%
- Left Alliance 3.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.1%
People born in Lapinjärvi
- Gustaf Rosenqvist (1855 – 1931)
- Vilhelm Rosenqvist (1856 – 1925)
- Hilda Käkikoski (1864 – 1912)
- Otto Slätis (1864 – 1940)
- Johan Strömberg (1868 – 1952)
- Gustaf Storgårds (1869 – 1945)
- Mikko Innanen (1978 –)
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See also
References
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
- Municipality of Lapinjärvi – Official website (in Finnish and Swedish)
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