Sauvo
Sagu | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Sauvon kunta Sagu kommun | |
 The Sauvo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sauvo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°20.5′N 022°41.5′E / 60.3417°N 22.6917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Satu Simelius |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 299.47 km2 (115.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 252.77 km2 (97.60 sq mi) |
| • Water | 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,969 |
| • Rank | 214th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.75/km2 (30.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 90.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.5% |
| • Others | 6.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.5% |
| • 65 or older | 27.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 21570 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.sauvo.fi |
Sauvo (Finnish: [ˈsɑu̯ʋo]; Swedish: Sagu) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,969 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 299.47 square kilometres (115.63 sq mi) of which 47.21 km2 (18.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.4/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.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.