Ylämaa (Finnish: [ˈylæˌmɑː]; literally translated the "Highland") is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Southern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.[3]
Ylämaa | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ylämaan kunta Ylämaa kommun | |
 Ylämaa Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ylämaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.800°N 28.0083°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1925 |
| Consolidated | 2010 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Esko Hämäläinen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 408.94 km2 (157.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 379.75 km2 (146.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,408 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.ylamaa.fi |
The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 408.94 square kilometres (157.89 sq mi) of which 29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
There is a strong concentration of the spectrolite in the region of Ylämaa, which is well-known for gemstones and minerals.[3] Plans to build a pyramid in Ylämaa have existed since 1998,[4][5] but as of 2010 the project has been on hold due to the high cost.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ a b Jalokivistään tunnettu rajakunta joutui luopumaan itsenäisyydestään 11 vuotta sitten – nyt lähes kaikki palvelut ovat kadonneet – Yle (in Finnish)
- ^ "Ylämaalle rakennetaan maailman pohjoisin pyramidi" [The world's northernmost pyramid to be built in Ylämaa] (in Finnish). Taloussanomat. 20 October 1998. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Laitila Arkkitehdit
- ^ "Ylämaan pyramidi maksaa miljoonia" [Ylämaa pyramid costs millions] (in Finnish). Yle. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Ylämaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ylämaa – Official website
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