Varpaisjärvi
Former municipality in North Savo, Finland
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Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.[4]
Varpaisjärvi | |
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Former municipality | |
| Varpaisjärven kunta Varpaisjärvi kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Upper Savo sub-region |
| Charter | 1911 |
| Consolidated | 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Heikki Airaksinen |
| Area | |
• Total | 533.20 km2 (205.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 483.02 km2 (186.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2010-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,899 |
| • Density | 6.002/km2 (15.54/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.varpaisjarvi.fi |
The municipality was located in the North Savo region in the former province of Eastern Finland. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.50 sq mi).[1] The population density was 6.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
