Savitaipale | |
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Municipality | |
| Savitaipaleen kunta Savitaipale kommun | |
) Coat of arms | |
) Location of Savitaipale in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.200°N 27.683°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Municipality | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tapio Iso-Mustajärvi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 690.56 km2 (266.63 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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,326 |
| • Rank | 209th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.16/km2 (16.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.5% |
| • 65 or older | 28.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
| Website | www.savitaipale.fi |
Savitaipale is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,326 (31 December 2020)[2] and covers an area of 690.56 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.0/sq mi).
People
- Jonni Myyrä (1892–1955)
- Päivi Tikkanen (born 1960)
- Taneli Tikka (born 1978)
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Savitaipale at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Savitaipale – Official website
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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Savitaipale Church