Taipalsaari

Taipalsaari
—  Municipality  —
Taipalsaaren kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1571
Government
 • Municipal manager Jari Willman
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 761.95 km2 (294.2 sq mi)
 • Land 345.07 km2 (133.2 sq mi)
 • Water 416.88 km2 (161 sq mi)
Area rank 158th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 4,916
 • Rank 193rd largest in Finland
 • Density 14.25/km2 (36.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 2.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 19.3%
 • 15 to 64 64.2%
 • 65 or older 16.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
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 4,916 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 761.95 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.9 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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