Pertunmaa

Pertunmaa
Municipality
Pertunmaan kunta

Pertunmaa Church

Coat of arms

Location of Pertunmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917Coordinates: 61°30′10″N 026°28′45″E / 61.50278°N 26.47917°E / 61.50278; 26.47917
Country Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Charter 1926
Government
 • Municipal manager Juha Torniainen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 454.18 km2 (175.36 sq mi)
 • Land 374.48 km2 (144.59 sq mi)
 • Water 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Area rank 241st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 1,809
 • Rank 294th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.83/km2 (12.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.6%
 • 15 to 64 58.7%
 • 65 or older 27.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.pertunmaa.fi

Pertunmaa is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland which is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,809 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 454.18 square kilometres (175.36 sq mi) of which 79.7 km2 (30.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities: Hartola, Heinola, Hirvensalmi, Mäntyharju and Joutsa.

The language of the municipality is Finnish.

Itä-Häme newspaper is published also in Pertunmaa.

Some villages

Kuortti, Lihavanpää, Mansikkamäki, Nipuli, Ruorasmäki, Joutsjärvi, Hölttä, Hartosenpää, Kuhajärvi, Karankamäki, and Kälkyttä.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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