Pertunmaa

Pertunmaa
Municipality
Pertunmaan kunta
Pertunmaa Church

Coat of arms

Location of Pertunmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Charter 1926
Government
 • Municipal manager Juha Torniainen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 454.20 km2 (175.37 sq mi)
 • Land 374.48 km2 (144.59 sq mi)
 • Water 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Area rank 207th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 1,713
 • Rank 277th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.57/km2 (11.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.6%
 • 15 to 64 58.7%
 • 65 or older 27.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.pertunmaa.fi

Pertunmaa is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland which is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,713 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 454.20 square kilometres (175.37 sq mi) of which 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Hartola, Heinola, Hirvensalmi, Mäntyharju and Joutsa.

The language of the municipality is Finnish.

Culture

It's said that Pertunmaa's culture is mixed with these regions, Southern Savonia and Päijänne Tavastia.

Itä-Häme newspaper is published also in Pertunmaa.

Some villages

Kuortti, Lihavanpää, Mansikkamäki, Nipuli, Ruorasmäki, Joutsjärvi, Hölttä, Hartosenpää, Kuhajärvi, Karankamäki, and Kälkyttä.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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