Taipalsaari
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| Taipalsaari | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Taipalsaaren kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°ECoordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E | ||
| 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 (294.19 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 345.07 km2 (133.23 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 158th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,838 | |
| • Rank | 193rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 14.02/km2 (36.3/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 4,838 (31 January 2014)[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 14.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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 Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website (Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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