Leppävirta
Leppävirta | |
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Municipality | |
| Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun | |
Konnus channel in Leppävirta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Leppävirta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 8,974 |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | leppavirta |
Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,974 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.