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Savonranta
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Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in early 2009.
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It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,263 (2003) and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water. The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Kolovesi National Park, home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the most endangered seals in the world, is located in Savonranta and its neighbour municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi.