Leppävirta | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Leppävirran kunta Swedish: Leppävirta kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 62.5°N 74°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Savonia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Varkaus |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Matti Raatikainen |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1639 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Leppävirta (in Finnish pronounced as /ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ/) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNLeppävirta}} ofwhich NaNLeppävirta}}is water. The population density isNaNLeppävirta.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland.
Leppävirta is twinned with:[1]