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Taipalsaari | |
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Municipality | |
Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,601 |
• Rank | 176th largest in Finland |
• Density | 13.35/km2 (34.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 93.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 6.7% |
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 4,601 (31 October 2024)[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 13.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.6/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.[6]