| Taipalsaari | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
|  Taipalsaari in October 2017 | |
|  Coat of arms | |
|  Location of Taipalsaari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 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  (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi) | 
| • Land | 344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi) | 
| • Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) | 
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland | 
| Population  (2023-09-30)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,620 | 
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland | 
| • Density | 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi) | 
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.9% (official) | 
| • Swedish | 0.2% | 
| • Others | 4.9% | 
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% | 
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% | 
| • 65 or older | 26.4% | 
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | 
| 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 4,620 (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 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
External links
 Media related to Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
 Media related to Taipalsaari at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website (in Finnish)
- GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information
- goSaimaa.com – travel information
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