South Savo

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Etelä-Savon maakunta
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Basic data
Country: Finland
Municipalities: 14th
Administrative headquarters: Mikkeli
Surface: 18,767.36 km² of
which land: 13,977.34 km²
Residents: 149,674 May 31, 2016
Population density: 8.0 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166 : FI-04

South Savo ( Finnish Etelä-Savo ; Swedish Södra Savolax ) is a landscape ( maakunta ) in Finland. According to its name, South Savo forms the southern part of the historical region of Savo . A large part of the Finnish lake district with the Saimaa lake area is located in southern Savo.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the black shield a golden bow with a silver string. The bow points to the top left and its golden arrow has a silver tip and fletching.

Communities

South Savo has 14 municipalities , three of which are cities (in bold). Population figures as of December 31, 2018.

  1. Enonkoski (1405)
  2. Heinävesi (3329)
  3. Hirvensalmi (2152)
  4. Joroinen (4812)
  5. Juva (6225)
  6. Kangasniemi (5452)
  7. Mäntyharju (5924)
  8. Mikkeli (53,818)
  9. Pertunmaa (1713)
  10. Pieksämäki (17,933)
  11. Puumala (2197)
  12. Rantasalmi (3514)
  13. Savonlinna (33,611)
  14. Sulkava (2530)

References

  1. ↑ Tilastokeskus.fi (Finnish Statistics Office), Finnish
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018

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