Taipalsaari
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{{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}}
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|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Taipalsaari}}
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|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Taipalsaari}}
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|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}}
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|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Taipalsaari}}
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|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}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.taipalsaari.fi/ Municipality of Taipalsaari] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090521091730/http://www.gotaipalsaari.fi/ GoTaipalsaari] – Tourist information
- [http://www.gosaimaa.com goSaimaa.com] – travel information
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Taipalsaari
| N = Puumala (South Savo)
| NE = Ruokolahti
| SE = Lappeenranta
| SW = Lemi
| W = Savitaipale
}}
{{SouthKarelia}}
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Category:Municipalities of South Karelia
Category:Populated places established in 1571
Category:1571 establishments in Sweden
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