Taipalsaari
Municipality in South Karelia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 4,621 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Taipalsaari | |
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Municipality | |
Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | South Karelia |
Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
Charter | 1571 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Jari Willman |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi) |
• Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) |
• Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,621 |
• Rank | 177th largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.41/km2 (34.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 94.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 4.9% |
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 |
The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.[5]
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- "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
Media related to Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website (in Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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