Lapinlahti
Lapinlahti (Finnish: [ˈlɑpinˌlɑhti]; Swedish: Lapinlahti, also Lapinlax) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located 59 kilometres (37 mi) north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 8,972 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,245.16 square kilometres (480.76 sq mi) of which 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lapinlahti | |
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Municipality | |
| Lapinlahden kunta Lapinlahti kommun | |
Lapinlahti railway station | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lapinlahti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 027°23′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,245.16 km2 (480.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,096.71 km2 (423.44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 148.58 km2 (57.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 70th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 8,972 |
| • Rank | 110th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.18/km2 (21.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The neighboring municipalities of Lapinlahti are Iisalmi, Kuopio, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi and Sonkajärvi. The neighboring municipality of Varpaisjärvi was consolidated with Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.
There are a total of 229 lakes in the municipality of Lapinlahti, the largest of which include Lake Onkivesi.