Simpele

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Simpele
Former municipality
Simpeleen kunta Simpele kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Simpele in Finland
Coordinates: 61°25′56″N 29°22′22″E / 61.4323°N 29.3728°E / 61.4323; 29.3728
Country	Finland
Province	Kymi Province
Region	South Karelia
Established	1923
Merged into Rautjärvi	1973
Seat	Simpele
Area
• Land	41.16 km2 (15.89 sq mi)
Population  (1972-12-31)
• Total	3,893

Simpele is a built-up area and a former municipality of Finland in the South Karelia region, originally in the Viipuri Province and after the Second World War, the Kymi Province. It was consolidated with Rautjärvi in 1973, becoming its new administrative center.

Simpele is an industrial area specializing in forestry. Over half of Rautjärvi's population lives in Simpele.^[1]