Country Finland Seat Taavetti Local time Wednesday 10:31 AM | Charter 1642 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Region South Karelia | |
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Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region Area rank 112th largest in Finland Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Luumäki is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Taavetti.
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Map of 54500 Luum%C3%A4ki, Finland
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,866 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 750.08 square kilometres (289.61 sq mi) of which 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Miehikkälä and Savitaipale.
The president of Finland Pehr Evind Svinhufvud died in Luumäki on February 29, 1944.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The name Luumäki means literally "Bone Hill". In the Finnish version of the comic strip Bone, the place-name Boneville is translated as Luumäki.
Villages
Anjala, Antikkala, Askola, Ellola (Ellonen), Haimila, Heikkilä, Heimala, Hietamies, Himottula (Taina), Hirvikallio, Huomola, Huopainen, Husula, Hyyrylä, Iihola, Inkilä, Junttola, Jurvala, Juurikkala (Juurikas), Kannuskoski, Keskinen, Kiurula, Kiviniemi, Kokkola, Kolppola, Kontula, Koskela, Kähölä, Lakkala (Lakka), Laukkala (Laukas), Lensula, Luotola, Marttila (Taavetti), Mentula, Metsola, Multiala, Munne (Munteenkylä), Niemi, Nokkala, Nuppola, Nurmiainen, Okkola, Orkola, Parola, Pitkäpää, Pukkila (Pukki), Pätärilä, Rantala, Saareks, Saarits, Saksala, Salmi, Sarkalahti, Sarvilahti, Siiropää, Sirkjärvi, Suoanttila, Suonpohja, Sydänmaanlakka, Taina, Tapavainola, Taukaniemi, Toikkala, Vainonen, Venäläinen, Viuhkola