Taipalsaari

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Taipalsaari
Municipality
Taipalsaaren kunta
Taipalsaari kommun
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Coat of arms of Taipalsaari
Coat of arms
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067
Country Finland
RegionSouth Karelia
Sub-regionLappeenranta sub-region
Charter1571
Government
 • Municipal managerJari Willman
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi)
 • Land345.07 km2 (133.23 sq mi)
 • Water416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi)
Area rank224th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total4,629
 • Rank182nd largest in Finland
 • Density13.41/km2 (34.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415%
 • 15 to 6458.6%
 • 65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.taipalsaari.fi

Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,629 (31 March 2021)[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 13.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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