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Taivassalo

Taivassalo
Municipality
Taivassalon kunta
Taivassalo Church
Taivassalo Church
Coat of arms of Taivassalo
Coat of arms
Location of Taivassalo in Finland
Location of Taivassalo in Finland
Coordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°E / 60.5617; 21.6083Coordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°E / 60.5617; 21.6083
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Founded 1155
Government
 • Municipal manager Vesa Rantala
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 140.31 km2 (54.17 sq mi)
 • Land 140.44 km2 (54.22 sq mi)
 • Water 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi)
Area rank 284th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,643
 • Rank 282nd largest in Finland
 • Density 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 12.3%
 • 15 to 64 62.5%
 • 65 or older 25.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20%
Climate Dfb
Website www.taivassalo.fi

Taivassalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑiʋɑˌsːɑlo]; Swedish: Tövsala) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,643 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 140.31 square kilometres (54.17 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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