Taipalsaari | |
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Municipality | |
Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
![]() Taipalsaari in October 2017 | |
![]() Location of Taipalsaari in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°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 | 344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi) |
• Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) |
• Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,625 |
• Rank | 177th largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.42/km2 (34.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 93.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 6.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 15% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
• 65 or older | 26.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www.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 4,625 (31 December 2023)[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 13.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.8/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
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
External links
[edit] Media related to Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website (in Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information