Punkaharju

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Punkaharju
—  Municipality  —
Punkaharjun kunta
Punkaharju Ridge

Coat of arms
Location of Punkaharju in Finland
Coordinates: 61°45′N 029°24′E / 61.75°N 29.4°E / 61.75; 29.4Coordinates: 61°45′N 029°24′E / 61.75°N 29.4°E / 61.75; 29.4
Country Finland
Province Eastern Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Savonlinna sub-region
Charter 1924
Government
 - Municipal manager Pekka Nousiainen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 748.15 km2 (288.9 sq mi)
 - Land 471.28 km2 (182 sq mi)
 - Water 276.87 km2 (106.9 sq mi)
Area rank 160th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 3,870
 - Density 8.21/km2 (21.3/sq mi)
Population rank 227th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.1% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 1.8%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 12.8%
 - 15 to 64 61.7%
 - 65 or older 25.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.punkaharju.fi

Punkaharju is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,870 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 748.15 square kilometres (288.86 sq mi) of which 276.87 km2 (106.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Retretti Art Museum is located at Punkaharju.

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