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Ruokolahti

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Also known as Ruokolax

Ruokolahti (; ; literally translated the "Reed Bay") is a municipality of Finland, situated in south-eastern Finland, in the region of South Karelia. Neighbouring municipalities are Imatra, Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Puumala, Sulkava, Punkaharju, Parikkala and Rautjärvi. Ruokolahti covers an area of of which is water.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ruokolahti
Settlement.other_name
Ruokolax
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Ruokolahden kirkko 2012 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church in Ruokolahti
Settlement.image_shield
Ruokolahti.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Ruokolahti sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Ruokolahti in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Karelia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Imatra
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Jukka-Pekka Bergman
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1868

via Wikipedia infobox

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Ruokolahti (; ; literally translated the "Reed Bay") is a municipality of Finland, situated in south-eastern Finland, in the region of South Karelia. Neighbouring municipalities are Imatra, Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Puumala, Sulkava, Punkaharju, Parikkala and Rautjärvi. Ruokolahti covers an area of of which is water.

The municipality has inhabitants (), but the population doubles in summer as holidaymakers occupy the 3,000 summer cottages in the region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ruokolahti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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