Sauvo
| Sauvo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sauvon kunta | ||
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Sauvo Church | ||
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 Location of Sauvo in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E / 60.3417°N 22.6917°ECoordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E / 60.3417°N 22.6917°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Allén | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 299.71 km2 (115.72 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 252.50 km2 (97.49 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 278th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,996 | |
| • Rank | 248th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.87/km2 (30.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 2.1% | |
| • Others | 1.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 21570 | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.sauvo.fi | |
Sauvo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑuʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,996 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 299.71 square kilometres (115.72 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.7/sq mi).
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year 1335. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.
The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in 1969.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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The church of Sauvo
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Inside Sauvo's church
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Church of Karuna
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Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Sauvo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sauvo – Official website (Finnish)
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