Sauvo
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| Sauvo | |||
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| Sauvon kunta | |||
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| 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 |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Seppo Allén | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 299.75 km2 (115.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 252.53 km2 (97.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 47.22 km2 (18.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,027 | ||
| - Density | 11.99/km2 (31.1/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) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| 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 Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 3,027 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 299.75 square kilometres (115.73 sq mi) of which 47.22 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.1 /sq mi).
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, the population of Sauvo increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While not counted officially to statistics the increase will roughly double the population during summer. In Sauvo is stone church from 15th century and many manor houses.
The municipality Karuna was merged into Sauvo in 1969.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Sauvo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Sauvo – Official website (Finnish)
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