Sauvo
| Sauvo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sauvon kunta | ||
The Sauvo Church
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 Location of Sauvo in Finland |
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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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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Allén | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 252.61 km2 (97.53 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 252.50 km2 (97.49 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 244th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,027 | |
| • Rank | 232nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.99/km2 (31.1/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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 21570 | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| 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 Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,027 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 252.61 square kilometres (97.53 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.1/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.
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.
The church of Sauvo
Inside Sauvo's church
Church of Karuna
Old church of Karuna, today in Seurasaari
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