Simpele

Simpele
Former municipality
Simpeleen kunta
Simpele kommun
Coat of arms of Simpele
Location of Simpele in Finland
Location of Simpele in Finland
Coordinates: 61°25′56″N 29°22′22″E / 61.4323°N 29.3728°E / 61.4323; 29.3728
CountryFinland
ProvinceKymi Province
RegionSouth Karelia
Established1923
Merged into Rautjärvi1973
SeatSimpele
Area
 • Land41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi)
Population
 (1972-12-31)
 • Total3,893

Simpele is a built-up area and a former municipality of Finland in the South Karelia region, originally in the Viipuri Province and after the Second World War, the Kymi Province. It was consolidated with Rautjärvi in 1973, becoming its new administrative center.

Simpele is an industrial area specializing in forestry. Over half of Rautjärvi's population lives in Simpele.[1]

  1. ^ "Yleistietoa kunnasta - Rautjärvi". rautjarvi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved December 28, 2022.