Ylämaa

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{{lang|sv|Ylämaa kommun}}

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|subdivision_name1 = South Karelia

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|subdivision_name2 = Lappeenranta sub-region

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|leader_title = Municipal manager

|leader_name = Esko Hämäläinen

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|established_title = Charter

|established_date = 1925

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|extinct_title = Consolidated

|extinct_date = 2010

|area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf |title= Area by municipality as of {{#time: j F Y|2009-01-01}} |access-date= {{#time: j F Y|2009-02-20}} |publisher= Land Survey of Finland |format= PDF |language= fi, sv |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225223405/http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf |archive-date= 2009-02-25 }}

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|area_total_km2 = 408.94

|area_land_km2 = 379.75

|area_water_km2 = 29.19

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|population_as_of = 2009-12-31

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|timezone = EET

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|website = [http://www.ylamaa.fi/ www.ylamaa.fi]

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Ylämaa ({{IPA|fi|ˈylæˌmɑː|lang}}; literally translated the "Highland") is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Southern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11594368 Jalokivistään tunnettu rajakunta joutui luopumaan itsenäisyydestään 11 vuotta sitten – nyt lähes kaikki palvelut ovat kadonneet] – Yle (in Finnish)

The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009) and covers an area of {{convert|408.94|km2}} of which {{convert|29.19|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|3.71|PD/km2}}. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

There is a strong concentration of the spectrolite in the region of Ylämaa, which is well-known for gemstones and minerals. Plans to build a pyramid in Ylämaa have existed since 1998,{{cite web |url=http://www.taloussanomat.fi/arkisto/1998/10/20/ylamaalle-rakennetaan-maailman-pohjoisin-pyramidi/199811329/12 |title=Ylämaalle rakennetaan maailman pohjoisin pyramidi |language=fi |trans-title=The world's northernmost pyramid to be built in Ylämaa |publisher=Taloussanomat |date={{#time: j F Y|1998-10-20}} |access-date={{#time: j F Y|2014-06-24}} }}[http://www.laitila.com/references/special/pyramid/ Laitila Arkkitehdit] but as of 2010 the project has been on hold due to the high cost.{{cite web |url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/ylamaan_pyramidi_maksaa_miljoonia/5525418 |title=Ylämaan pyramidi maksaa miljoonia |language=fi |trans-title=Ylämaa pyramid costs millions |publisher=Yle |date={{#time: j F Y|2010-03-11}} |access-date={{#time: j F Y|2014-06-24}} }}