Sulkava

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 Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka
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 (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 2,706
  Rank 253rd largest in Finland
  Density 4.63/km2 (12.0/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 2,706 (31 March 2016)[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 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Happenings

The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest; Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  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.

Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons

A view from Sulkava Hill Fort


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