Savitaipale

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Savitaipale
Municipality
Savitaipaleen kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Savitaipale in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.200°N 27.683°E / 61.200; 27.683Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.200°N 27.683°E / 61.200; 27.683
Country Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1639
Municipality 1867
Government
  Municipal manager Tapio Iso-Mustajärvi
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 690.55 km2 (266.62 sq mi)
  Land 539.74 km2 (208.39 sq mi)
  Water 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi)
Area rank 179th largest in Finland
Population (2014-01-31)[2]
  Total 3,775
  Rank 223rd largest in Finland
  Density 6.99/km2 (18.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.4% (official)
  Swedish 0.1%
  Others 0.5%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 12.6%
  15 to 64 58.5%
  65 or older 28.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.savitaipale.fi

Savitaipale 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 3,775 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 690.55 square kilometres (266.62 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.1 /sq mi).


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014. 
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

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Savitaipale Church
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