Luumäki
Luumäki | ||
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Municipality | ||
Luumäen kunta | ||
![]() Luumäki Lutheran Church | ||
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![]() Location of Luumäki in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 60°55′N 027°34′E / 60.917°N 27.567°ECoordinates: 60°55′N 027°34′E / 60.917°N 27.567°E | ||
Country |
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Region | South Karelia | |
Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region | |
Charter | 1642 | |
Seat | Taavetti | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Anne Ukkonen | |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 859.83 km2 (331.98 sq mi) | |
• Land | 750.06 km2 (289.60 sq mi) | |
• Water | 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 112th largest in Finland | |
Population (2017-08-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 4,772 | |
• Rank | 181st largest in Finland | |
• Density | 6.36/km2 (16.5/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 97.6% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.3% | |
• Others | 2% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 13.9% | |
• 15 to 64 | 60.9% | |
• 65 or older | 25.2% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% | |
Climate | Dfc | |
Website | www.luumaki.fi |
Luumäki is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Taavetti.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,772 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 859.83 square kilometres (331.98 sq mi) of which 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Miehikkälä and Savitaipale.
The president of Finland Pehr Evind Svinhufvud died in Luumäki on February 29, 1944.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The name Luumäki means literally "Bone Hill". In the Finnish version of the comic strip Bone, the place-name Boneville is translated as Luumäki.
Villages
Anjala, Antikkala, Askola, Ellola (Ellonen), Haimila, Heikkilä, Heimala, Hietamies, Himottula (Taina), Hirvikallio, Huomola, Huopainen, Husula, Hyyrylä, Iihola, Inkilä, Junttola, Jurvala, Juurikkala (Juurikas), Kannuskoski, Keskinen, Kiurula, Kiviniemi, Kokkola, Kolppola, Kontula, Koskela, Kähölä, Lakkala (Lakka), Laukkala (Laukas), Lensula, Luotola, Marttila (Taavetti), Mentula, Metsola, Multiala, Munne (Munteenkylä), Niemi, Nokkala, Nuppola, Nurmiainen, Okkola, Orkola, Parola, Pitkäpää, Pukkila (Pukki), Pätärilä, Rantala, Saareks, Saarits, Saksala, Salmi, Sarkalahti, Sarvilahti, Siiropää, Sirkjärvi, Suoanttila, Suonpohja, Sydänmaanlakka, Taina, Tapavainola, Taukaniemi, Toikkala, Vainonen, Venäläinen, Viuhkola
Notable people
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
- Ilkka Remes
- Arvi Tynys
- Jarmo Mäkinen
- Esa Kirkkopelto
- Hannu Purho
- Sulo Saarits
- Jarno Kultanen
References
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Municipality of Luumäki – Official website (in Finnish)
- Taavetti fortress in Luumäki area
- goSaimaa.com – travel information