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
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region
Charter 1639
Municipality 1867
Government
 • Municipal manager Tapio Iso-Mustajärvi
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 690.55 km2 (266.6 sq mi)
 • Land 539.74 km2 (208.4 sq mi)
 • Water 150.81 km2 (58.2 sq mi)
Area rank 179th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 3,867
 • Rank 223rd largest in Finland
 • Density 7.16/km2 (18.5/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] 20%
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 3,867 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 690.55 square kilometres (266.62 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.5 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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