Lapinjärvi
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{{short description|Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland}}
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{{For|the village|Lapinjärvi (village)}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| official_name = {{lang|fi|Lapinjärven kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Lappträsks kommun}}
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Lapinjärvi, west.jpg
| image_caption = Lake Lapinjärvi
| image_shield = Lapinjärvi.vaakuna.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Uusimaa
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Loviisa
| seat = Lapinjärvi (Kirkonkylä)
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Christian Sjöstrand
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 1575
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Lapinjärvi ({{IPA|fi|ˈlapinˌjærʋi}}; {{langx|sv|Lappträsk}}) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Lapinjärvi is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Lapinjärvi is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}}round -3}}}}, while the sub-region has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lapinjärvi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Loviisa}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} most populous municipality in Finland.
Lapinjärvi covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Lapinjärvi}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Lapinjärvi}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water. The population density is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Lapinjärvi|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.
Neighbouring municipalities are Iitti, Kouvola, Loviisa, Myrskylä and Orimattila.
Lapinjärvi is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Lapinjärvi}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lapinjärvi}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Lapinjärvi}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lapinjärvi}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Lapinjärvi}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Lapinjärvi}}|0}}}} speakers of other languages.
Lapinjärvi lake is located near the administrative village center in Lapinjärvi.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Lapinjärvi:
- Swedish People's Party 33.2%
- Centre Party 16.8%
- True Finns 16.2%
- National Coalition Party 11.2%
- Social Democratic Party 10.4%
- Green League 4.3%
- Left Alliance 3.9%
- Christian Democrats 2.1%
People born in Lapinjärvi
- Gustaf Rosenqvist (1855–1931)
- Vilhelm Rosenqvist (1856–1925)
- Hilda Käkikoski (1864–1912)
- Otto Slätis (1864–1940)
- Johan Strömberg (1868–1952)
- Gustaf Storgårds (1869–1945)
- Mikko Innanen (1978 –)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Lapinjärvi}}
- [https://lapinjarvi.fi/ Municipality of Lapinjärvi] – Official website {{in lang|fi|sv}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Lapinjärvi
| N = Iitti (Päijät-Häme)
| NE = Kouvola (Kymenlaakso)
| E = Loviisa
| S = Loviisa
| NW = Orimattila (Päijät-Häme)
}}
{{Uusimaa |state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1575
Category:Municipalities of Uusimaa
Category:Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa
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