page_title: Liperi
section_title: Villages
hierarchical_section_title: Liperi / Villages
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Kuorinka in Liperi, Finland Suomi: Kuoringan levähdyspaikka Kuorinkajärven rannalla Liperissä
context_page_description: Liperi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. Liperi is a community of 12,130 with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is 16.69 inhabitants per square kilometre. The municipality covers an area of 1,161.23 square kilometres of which 434.33 km² is water, so it can be described as beautiful countryside.
  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, was measured at Joensuu Airport in Liperi on July 29, 2010.
context_section_description: Villages in Liperi include Härkinvaara, Kaatamo, Korpivaara, Mattisenlahti, Risti, Roukalahti, Salokylä, Tutjunniemi, Vaivio, Viinijärvi and Ylämylly.
caption: Lake Kuorinka
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