Sulkava

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Sulkava
Municipality
Sulkavan kunta
Sulkava Church

Coat of arms
Location of Sulkava in Finland
Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E / 61.783; 28.367Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E / 61.783; 28.367
Country Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Savonlinna sub-region
Charter 1630
Government
  Municipal manager Tanja Matikainen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 769.21 km2 (296.99 sq mi)
  Land 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi)
  Water 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi)
Area rank 155th largest in Finland
Population (2014-01-31)[2]
  Total 2,877
  Rank 253rd largest in Finland
  Density 4.92/km2 (12.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 98.6% (official)
  Swedish 0.1%
  Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 12.8%
  15 to 64 58.8%
  65 or older 28.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.sulkava.fi

Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,877 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 769.21 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.7 /sq mi). The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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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

Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons

A view from Sulkava Hill Fort
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