Lappajärvi
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | South Ostrobothnia |
| Administrative community : | Järviseutu |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 13 ' N , 23 ° 38' E |
| Surface: | 523.73 km² |
| of which land area: | 420.84 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 102.89 km² |
| Residents : | 3,078 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 7.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 403 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | lappajarvi.fi |
Lappajärvi is a municipality in the South Ostrobothnian countryside in western Finland . The municipality is named after Lake Lappajärvi , which was formed from the impact crater of a meteorite .
The entire population is Finnish-speaking .
Localities
Itäkylä, Karvala, Kärnä, Lamminkylä, Savonkylä, Suksikylä and Tarvola belong to the municipality.
gallery
Municipal Office
church
Itäkylä
Lappajärvi lake
landscape
Community partnerships
Lappajärvi has community partnerships with the following locations:
Sons and daughters
- Hannu Övermark (* 1957), wrestler
- Timo Kotipelto (* 1969), singer of the power metal band Stratovarius
- Kristian Pihlajaharju (* 1969), bassist in the rock band Passionworks
- Petra Olli (* 1994), wrestler
Web links
Commons : Lappajärvi - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
Cities and municipalities in South Ostrobothnia