South Karelia
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| Basic data | |
| Country: | Finland |
| Municipalities: | 9 |
| Administrative headquarters: | Lappeenranta |
| Surface: | 7,235.05 km² of which land: 5,612.82 km² |
| Residents: | 130,626 May 31, 2016 |
| Population density: | 18.1 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166 : | FI-02 |
South Karelia ( Finnish. Etelä-Karjala , Swedish. Södra Karelen ) is a landscape in Finland . As part of the historical Karelia region divided between Finland and Russia , today's South Karelia historically belonged to the Viipuri Province . After the Second World War it became the province of Kymi , founded in 1945 , from 1997 until the dissolution of the provinces in 2009 it belonged to the Province of Southern Finland .
coat of arms
Description: In red and black as the base of the shield, divided by a narrower white wavy bar, the coat of arms shows two floating silver right arms at the top , a silver sword with gold hilt on the right and a gold-hilted silver scimitar on the left .
- see also the coat of arms of the Finnish region of South Karelia
Communities
There are nine municipalities in South Karelia , including two cities (in bold); Population as of December 31, 2018:
- Imatra (26,932)
- Lappeenranta (72,699)
- Lemi (3043)
- Luumäki (4662)
- Parikkala (4842)
- Rautjärvi (3335)
- Ruokolahti (5099)
- Savitaipale (3429)
- Taipal Saari (4715)
References
- ↑ Tilastokeskus.fi (Finnish Statistics Office), Finnish
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Statistics on Finland
