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 2,633 (31 July 2020)[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 7.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.7/sq mi).
Lapinjärvi
Lapinjärvi – Lappträsk | |
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Municipality | |
Lapinjärven kunta Lappträsks kommun | |
Lake Lapinjärvi | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°37′N 026°12′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region |
Charter | 1575 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Christian Sjöstrand |
Population (2020-07-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,633 |
• Rank | 235th 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 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 –)
See also
References
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Lapinjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lapinjärvi – Official website (in Finnish and Swedish)
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