Liperi
Libelits | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Liperin kunta Libelits kommun | |
 View towards the centre of the municipality from the church tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Liperi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°32′N 029°23′E / 62.533°N 29.383°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannele Mikkanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,161.23 km2 (448.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 727.19 km2 (280.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 434.33 km2 (167.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 118th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,956 |
| • Rank | 85th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 16.44/km2 (42.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% |
| • 65 or older | 22.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Liperi (Swedish: Libelits) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. Liperi is a community of 11,956 (31 August 2024)[6] with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is 16.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (42.6/sq mi). The municipality covers an area of 1,161.23 square kilometres (448.35 sq mi) of which 434.33 km2 (167.70 sq mi) is water.[1]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities of Liperi are Heinävesi, Joensuu, Kontiolahti, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi, Pyhäselkä, Rääkkylä and Savonlinna.
The municipality of Liperi has increased in population for several years, as a side effect of the attraction of the nearby city of Joensuu. Liperi is among the fastest growing municipalities in Northern Karelia. Especially the areas of Ylämylly, Honkalampi and Jyrinkylä, situated close to each other.
The Finnish member of the parliament Eero Reijonen lives in Liperi.
The highest recorded natural temperature in Finland, 37.2 °C (99.0 °F), was measured at Joensuu Airport in Liperi on July 29, 2010.[7]
In July 2021, Saariston Puoti, a resting place on the shores of Lake Ruokosalmi in Liperi, was chosen as the best rest stop in Finland.[8]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Kaikkien aikojen lämpöennätys uusiksi: 37,2 astetta" (in Finnish). Finnish Broadcasting Company. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ IS: Suomen parhaat taukopaikat! Näissä kannattaa poiketa kahvilla ja syömässä – lukijoiden 20 suosikkia kartalla (in Finnish)