Place:Ylämaa, Etelä-Karjala, Etelä-Suomi, Finland

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NameYlämaa
Alt namesYlamaa
TypeMunicipality
Located inEtelä-Karjala, Etelä-Suomi, Finland


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Ylämaa (; 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.

The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009)[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is . 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] but as of 2010 the project has been on hold due to the high cost.

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