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Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,382 (31 August 2024)[6] and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.6/sq mi).
Sulkava | |
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Municipality | |
| Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun | |
 Sulkava church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sulkava in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 584.42 km2 (225.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 144th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,382 |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.08/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% |
| • 65 or older | 39.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | sulkava |
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa.
Notable people
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Sulkava centre during winter -
A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori) -
Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links
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Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sulkava – Official website
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