Varpaisjärvi

Varpaisjärvi
Former municipality
Varpaisjärven kunta
Varpaisjärvi kommun
Location of Varpaisjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°21.5′N 027°45.5′E / 63.3583°N 27.7583°E / 63.3583; 27.7583
CountryFinland
RegionNorth Savo
Sub-regionUpper Savo sub-region
Charter1911
Consolidated2011
Government
 • Municipal managerHeikki Airaksinen
Area
 • Total
533.20 km2 (205.87 sq mi)
 • Land483.02 km2 (186.50 sq mi)
 • Water50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2010-10-31)
 • Total
2,899
 • Density6.002/km2 (15.54/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.varpaisjarvi.fi

Varpaisjärvi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the municipality of Lapinlahti on January 1, 2011.

The municipality was located in the North Savo region in the former province of Eastern Finland. It had a population of 2,899 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 483.02 square kilometres (186.50 sq mi). The population density was 6.00 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.