Taipalsaari

{{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Taipalsaari

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Taipalsaaren kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Taipalsaari kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Taipalsaari Finland.jpg

| image_caption = Taipalsaari in October 2017

| image_shield = Taipalsaari.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Taipalsaari sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Taipalsaari in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|61|09.5|N|028|04|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = South Karelia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Lappeenranta sub-region

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Jari Willman

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1571

|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Taipalsaari}}

|area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Taipalsaari}}

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|area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Taipalsaari}}

|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Taipalsaari}}

|population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Taipalsaari}}

|population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Taipalsaari}}

|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Taipalsaari}}

|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Taipalsaari}}

|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Taipalsaari}}

|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Taipalsaari}}

|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Taipalsaari}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Taipalsaari}}

| blank3_name = Climate

| blank3_info = Dfc

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = [http://www.taipalsaari.fi/ www.taipalsaari.fi]

}}

Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Taipalsaari}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Taipalsaari}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Taipalsaari}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Taipalsaari|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.{{cite web| url =http://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/artikkeli/vietatko-sina-suvesi-suomen-lampimimmassa-kunnassa/5214928 | title =Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot| publisher = MTV Uutiset | access-date = September 15, 2021 | language = fi}}

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