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 | Seppo Allén |
| 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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,973 |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.76/km2 (30.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.7% |
| • Others | 3.9% |
| 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 2,973 (31 December 2023)[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 11.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.5/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.
