Sulkava
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Sulkava | |
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Municipality | |
| Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun | |
 Sulkava church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sulkava in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°ECoordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1630 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 144th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,471 |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.23/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% |
| • 65 or older | 39.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.sulkava.fi |
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,471 (31 March 2021)[6] and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa.
People[]
Gallery[]
Sulkava centre during winter
A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sulkava – Official website
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