Ylämaa
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Former municipality
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| Ylämaan kunta Ylämaa kommun | |
Ylämaa Town Hall
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ylämaa in Finland
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| Coordinates: 60°48′N 028°00.5′E / 60.800°N 28.0083°E / 60.800; 28.0083 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1925 |
| Consolidated | 2010 |
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| • 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]
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| • Total | 1,408 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.ylamaa.fi |
Ylämaa (Finnish: [ˈylæˌmɑː]; literally translated the "Highland") is a former municipalityofFinland, located in the provinceofSouthern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.[3]
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]
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