Puumala
| Puumala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Puumalan kunta | ||
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Kukonharju Channel | ||
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 Location of Puumala in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°31.5′N 028°11′E / 61.5250°N 28.183°ECoordinates: 61°31.5′N 028°11′E / 61.5250°N 28.183°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Kitunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,237.70 km2 (477.88 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 794.53 km2 (306.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 91st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,309 | |
| • Rank | 268th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.91/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 9.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 28.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.puumala.fi | |
Puumala 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 2,309 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 1,237.70 square kilometres (477.88 sq mi) of which 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Until the year 1995 a cable ferry connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a 781 metres (2,562 ft) long bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance.
Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an Alko store, a kiosk, several supermakets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.
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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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 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 Puumala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Puumala – Official website
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