Lapinjärvi (municipality)
| Lapinjärvi Lapinjärvi – Lappträsk | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Lapinjärven kunta Lappträsk kommun | ||
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Lake Lapinjärvi | ||
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 Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E / 60.617°N 26.200°ECoordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E / 60.617°N 26.200°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1575 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Christian Sjöstrand | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,764 | |
| • Rank | 255th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.lapinjarvi.fi | |
Lapinjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlapinˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Lappträsk) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,764 (31 March 2016)[1] and covers an area of 339.34 square kilometres (131.02 sq mi) of which 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 8.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.7/sq mi).
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 Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 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 –)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑
External links
Media related to Lapinjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinjärvi – Official website (Finnish) (Swedish)
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