Savitaipale

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Savitaipale
—  Municipality  —
Savitaipaleen kunta

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Location of Savitaipale in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.2°N 27.683°E / 61.2; 27.683Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.2°N 27.683°E / 61.2; 27.683
Country  Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1639
Municipality 1867
Government
 - Municipal manager Tapio Iso-Mustajärvi
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 690.57 km2 (266.6 sq mi)
 - Land 539.75 km2 (208.4 sq mi)
 - Water 150.82 km2 (58.2 sq mi)
Population (2009-03-31)[2]
 - Total 4,009
 - Density 7.43/km2 (19.2/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.4% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 0.5%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 12.6%
 - 15 to 64 58.5%
 - 65 or older 28.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.savitaipale.fi

Savitaipale 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 4,009 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 690.57 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.82 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.2 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Savitaipale Church
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