Sulkava
| Sulkava | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sulkavan kunta | ||
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Sulkava Church | ||
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 Location of Sulkava in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°ECoordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region | |
| Charter | 1630 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 769.21 km2 (296.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 155th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,775 | |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.sulkava.fi | |
Sulkava 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 2,775 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 769.21 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Happenings
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest; Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.
Gallery
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Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
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Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
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Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
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 Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sulkava – Official website
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