Taipalsaari
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,714 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale.
Taipalsaari | |
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Municipality | |
| Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taipalsaari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1571 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jari Willman |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 345.07 km2 (133.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,714 |
| • Rank | 183rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.66/km2 (35.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.2% |
| • 65 or older | 16.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.taipalsaari.fi |
Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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 Taipalsaari – Official website (in Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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