Lappi () is a former municipality of

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It was located in the

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and was part of the

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. The municipality had a population of 3,236 (2003) and covered an area of 213.27 km² of which 7.24 km² is water. The

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was 15.2 inhabitants per km². The municipality was unilingually Finnish. UNESCO

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Sammallahdenmäki is located in Lappi. Lappi was consolidated with the city of Rauma on 1 January 2009, was officially disbanded and since has been considered a neighborhood.

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Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Rauma, Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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