Taivassalo

Taivassalo
—  Municipality  —
Taivassalon kunta
Taivassalo Church

Coat of arms
Location of Taivassalo in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Founded 1155
Government
 • Municipal manager Vesa Rantala
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 217.67 km2 (84 sq mi)
 • Land 140.44 km2 (54.2 sq mi)
 • Water 77.23 km2 (29.8 sq mi)
Area rank 296th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 1,703
 • Rank 303rd largest in Finland
 • Density 12.13/km2 (31.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.3%
 • 15 to 64 62.5%
 • 65 or older 25.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.taivassalo.fi

Taivassalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑiʋɑˌsːɑlo]; Swedish: Tövsala) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 1,703 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 217.67 square kilometres (84.04 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.4 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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