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Narpes (Finland Swedish: [ˈnarpːes]; Finnish: Narpio [ˈnarpio]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland (all provinces were abolished in 2010) and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,583 (31 March 2021) and covers an area of 2,334.14 square kilometres (901.22 sq mi) of which 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.4/sq mi). Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes and manufacture of trailers for trucks.

Narpes has been a bilingual municipality since 2016. Before that, Narpes was the last unilingually Swedish-speaking municipality in continental Finland. Most locals speak a divergent variety of Ostrobothnian Swedish. The many bands who sing in that dialect include 1G3B and Nektor.

The most significant main roads in Narpes are Highway 8 between Turku and Vaasa, and Highway 67 between Kaskinen and Seinajoki.