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| Taipalsaari | |
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| Municipality | |
| Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
 Taipalsaari in October 2017 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taipalsaari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1571 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jari Willman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 761.94 km (294.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 344.69 km (133.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 416.88 km (160.96 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,601 |
| • Rank | 176th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.35/km (34.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 6.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 26.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| 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 4,601 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km (160.96 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
External links
Media related to Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
Taipalsaari travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website (in Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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