Leppävirta Explained

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.

Geography

Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.

Villages

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland.

Leppävirta is twinned with:[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Twinning municipalities . 27 September 2007 . 12 February 2012 .