Taipalsaari

Taipalsaari
Municipality
Taipalsaaren kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067
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 (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 4,794
 • Rank 193rd largest in Finland
 • Density 13.89/km2 (36.0/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%
Climate Dfc
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 4,794 (31 March 2016)[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 13.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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.

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