Leppävirta
Leppävirta | |
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Municipality | |
| Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun | |
Konnus channel in Leppävirta | |
Location of Leppävirta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 8,971 |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | leppavirta |
Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,971 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.