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Lapua
Lappo | |
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Town | |
Lapuan kaupunki Lappo stad | |
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![]() Location of Lapua in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°58.2′N 023°00.5′E / 62.9700°N 23.0083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Market town | 1964 |
City rights | 1977 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Satu Kankare |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 751.82 km2 (290.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 737.16 km2 (284.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi) |
• Rank | 115th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,024 |
• Rank | 79th largest in Finland |
• Density | 19.02/km2 (49.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 3.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 17.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.6% |
• 65 or older | 24.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | lapua |
Lapua (Finnish: [ˈlɑpuɑ]; Swedish: Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located next to the Lapua River in the region of South Ostrobothnia. The town has a population of 14,024 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 751.82 square kilometres (290.28 sq mi) of which 13.67 km2 (5.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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