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Taipalsaari

Taipalsaari
Municipality
Taipalsaaren kunta
Coat of arms of Taipalsaari
Coat of arms
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067Coordinates: 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 (2016-01-01)
 • Total 344.88 km2 (133.16 sq mi)
 • Land 345.07 km2 (133.23 sq mi)
 • Water 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi)
Area rank 224th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 4,794
 • Rank 183rd largest in Finland
 • Density 13.89/km2 (36.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 19.3%
 • 15 to 64 64.2%
 • 65 or older 16.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
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 4,794 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 344.88 square kilometres (133.16 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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