Sauvo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sauvo
Sagu
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Municipality
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Sauvon kunta Sagu kommun |
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The Sauvo Church
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Location of Sauvo in Finland
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Country | Finland | |
Region | Southwest Finland | |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
Area
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• Total | 299.75 km2 (115.73 sq mi) | |
• Land | 252.53 km2 (97.50 sq mi) | |
• Water | 47.22 km2 (18.23 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 283rd largest in Finland | |
Population
(2013-03-28)
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• Total | 3,043 | |
• Rank | 248th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 12.05/km2 (31.2/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 96% (official) | |
• Swedish | 2.1% | |
• Others | 1.9% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 17.6% | |
• 15 to 64 | 64.8% | |
• 65 or older | 17.5% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code |
21570
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Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
Climate | Dfb | |
Website | www.sauvo.fi |
Sauvo is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,985 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.6/sq mi).
Like many waterside areas near major population centres, Sauvo's population increases every summer because of summer cottage usage. While vacationers are not reflected in the official statistics, they roughly double the population during the summer. Today it holds a stone church from the late 15th century, and many manor houses.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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History
Sauvo is home to a number of archaeological finds from the Iron Age. The first written mention of Sauvo dates back to the year of 1335.
The municipality of Karuna was merged into Sauvo in the year of 1969.
Notable individuals
- Aatos Tapala, opera singer and actor
- Arno Jaatinen, Jäger major
- Arto Nuotio, singer
- Arvo Korsimo, politician
- Eero Rislakki, industrial engineer
- Esko Kiviranta, politician
- John Rosenbröijer, Jäger trooper
- Jorma Rinne, athlete
- Petri Laaksonen, musician
- Rami Sarmasto, actor and musician
- Sanna Perkiö, politician
- Veikko Palomaa, writer
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See also
In Spanish: Sauvo para niños