Taipalsaari
Municipality
Taipalsaaren kunta
Taipalsaari kommun
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Coat of arms of Taipalsaari
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; 28.067
Country Finland
RegionSouth Karelia
Sub-regionLappeenranta sub-region
Charter1571
Government
  Municipal managerJari Willman
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi)
  Land344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi)
  Water416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi)
  Rank224th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
  Total4,620
  Rank179th largest in Finland
  Density13.4/km2 (35/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish94.9% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others4.9%
Population by age
  0 to 1415%
  15 to 6458.6%
  65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.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 4,620 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (35/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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