Luumäki
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| Luumäen kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°55′N 027°34′E / 60.917°N 27.567°ECoordinates: 60°55′N 027°34′E / 60.917°N 27.567°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | South Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1642 | ||
| Seat | Taavetti | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Terttu Heimala (deputy) | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 859.83 km2 (332 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 750.06 km2 (289.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 109.77 km2 (42.4 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 132nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 5,130 | ||
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 6.84/km2 (17.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.3% | ||
| • Others | 2% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% | ||
| Website | www.luumaki.fi | ||
Luumäki is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Taavetti.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 5,130 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 859.83 square kilometres (331.98 sq mi) of which 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.7 /sq mi).
The president of Finland Pehr Evind Svinhufvud died in Luumäki on February 29, 1944.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The name Luumäki means literally "Bone Hill". In the Finnish version of the comic strip Bone, the place-name Boneville is translated as Luumäki.
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[edit] Villages
Anjala, Antikkala, Askola, Ellola (Ellonen), Haimila, Heikkilä, Heimala, Hietamies, Himottula (Taina), Hirvikallio, Huomola, Huopainen, Husula, Hyyrylä, Iihola, Inkilä, Junttola, Jurvala, Juurikkala (Juurikas), Kannuskoski, Keskinen, Kiurula, Kiviniemi, Kokkola, Kolppola, Kontula, Koskela, Kähölä, Lakkala (Lakka), Laukkala (Laukas), Lensula, Luotola, Marttila (Taavetti), Mentula, Metsola, Multiala, Munne (Munteenkylä), Niemi, Nokkala, Nuppola, Nurmiainen, Okkola, Orkola, Parola, Pitkäpää, Pukkila (Pukki), Pätärilä, Rantala, Saareks, Saarits, Saksala, Salmi, Sarkalahti, Sarvilahti, Siiropää, Sirkjärvi, Suoanttila, Suonpohja, Sydänmaanlakka, Taina, Tapavainola, Taukaniemi, Toikkala, Vainonen, Venäläinen, Viuhkola
[edit] Notable people
- Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
- Ilkka Remes
- Arvi Tynys
- Jarmo Mäkinen
- Esa Kirkkopelto
- Hannu Purho
- Sulo Saarits
- Jarno Kultanen
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Luumäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Luumäki – Official website (Finnish)
- Taavetti fortress in Luumäki area
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