Savitaipale

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 (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total 539.57 km2 (208.33 sq mi)
 • Land 539.74 km2 (208.39 sq mi)
 • Water 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi)
Area rank 160th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 3,584
 • Rank 211th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.64/km2 (17.2/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 3,584 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 539.57 square kilometres (208.33 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi).

References

  1. 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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.

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