Taipalsaari | ||
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Municipality | ||
Taipalsaaren kunta | ||
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Location of Taipalsaari in Finland |
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Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°ECoordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E | ||
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.