Jeppo () is a
former municipality of
Finland
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, now a
village
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of
Nykarleby
Nykarleby (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population is approximately , while the Jakobstad sub-re ...
. The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are
Swedish-speaking.
KWH Mirka has a factory there that produces coated and non-woven
abrasive
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s.
"KWH Group Ltd"
KWH Pipe, accessed 24 February 2008
The village is twinned with the Emmaboda Municipality
Emmaboda Municipality () is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Emmaboda.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (''köping'') of Emmaboda (itself instituted in 193 ...
, Sweden
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.
History
The original settlement was known as Epu.["Jeppo Church"](_blank)
, Jeppo församling, accessed 23 February 2008 In 1970, 84.5% of inhabitants were Swedish-speaking and 15.4% Finnish-speaking, thus the former municipality was bilingual. That municipality merged into Nykarleby
Nykarleby (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population is approximately , while the Jakobstad sub-re ...
in 1975.
References
Populated places disestablished in 1975
Former municipalities of Finland
Nykarleby
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