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Pertunmaa

Pertunmaa
Municipality
Pertunmaan kunta
Pertunmaa Church
Pertunmaa Church
Coat of arms of Pertunmaa
Coat of arms
Location of Pertunmaa in Finland
Location of Pertunmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Charter 1926
Government
 • Municipal manager Juha Torniainen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 374.44 km2 (144.57 sq mi)
 • Land 374.48 km2 (144.59 sq mi)
 • Water 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Area rank 207th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,809
 • Rank 277th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.83/km2 (12.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.6%
 • 15 to 64 58.7%
 • 65 or older 27.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20%
Website www.pertunmaa.fi

Pertunmaa is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland which is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,809 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 374.44 square kilometres (144.57 sq mi) of which 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Hartola, Heinola, Hirvensalmi, Mäntyharju and Joutsa.

The language of the municipality is Finnish.

It's said that Pertunmaa's culture is mixed with these regions, Southern Savonia and Päijänne Tavastia.

Itä-Häme newspaper is published also in Pertunmaa.

Kuortti, Lihavanpää, Mansikkamäki, Nipuli, Ruorasmäki, Joutsjärvi, Hölttä, Hartosenpää, Kuhajärvi, Karankamäki, and Kälkyttä.


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