Sulkava
| Sulkava | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sulkavan kunta | ||
Sulkava Church
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 Location of Sulkava in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°ECoordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region | |
| Charter | 1630 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 584.63 km2 (225.73 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 144th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,706 | |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.63/km2 (12.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.4% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.sulkava.fi | |
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,706 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 584.63 square kilometres (225.73 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest; Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.
Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
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