Ruokolahti
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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.
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
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- 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
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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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