Puumala
| Puumala | |||
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| Puumalan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°31.5′N 028°11′E / 61.525°N 28.183°ECoordinates: 61°31.5′N 028°11′E / 61.525°N 28.183°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Kitunen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,237.70 km2 (477.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 794.53 km2 (306.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 443.17 km2 (171.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 91st largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,474 | ||
| • Rank | 268th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 3.11/km2 (8.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 9.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | ||
| • 65 or older | 28.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Website | www.puumala.fi | ||
Puumala 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 2,474 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,237.70 square kilometres (477.88 sq mi) of which 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Until the year 1995 a cable ferry connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a 781 metres (2,562 ft) long bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance.
Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an Alko store, a kiosk, several supermakets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.
[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 Puumala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Puumala – Official website
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