Savitaipale
Savitaipale is a municipality of Finland.
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 | |
| 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 (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,316 |
| • Rank | 209th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.14/km2 (15.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.8% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www.savitaipale.fi |
It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,316 (31 March 2021)[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 6.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.9/sq mi).
People
- Jonni Myyrä (1892–1955)
- Päivi Tikkanen (born 1960)
- Taneli Tikka (born 1978)
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Savitaipale at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Savitaipale – Official website
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
Savitaipale Church
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