Elimäki
| Elimäen kunta Elimä kommun | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Elimäen kunta | ||
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Elimäki wooden church | ||
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 Location of Elimäki in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°43′N 026°27′E / 60.717°N 26.450°ECoordinates: 60°43′N 026°27′E / 60.717°N 26.450°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Kymenlaakso | |
| Sub-region | Kouvola sub-region | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 391.74 km2 (151.25 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 387.47 km2 (149.60 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,199 | |
| • Density | 21.16/km2 (54.8/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 8,199[2] and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water.[1] The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.
Koria
Koria was the largest village in Elimäki. Koria had a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.
People born in Elimäki
- Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938)
- Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978)
- Ilmari Salminen (1902 – 1986)
- Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973)
- Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – )
- Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966)
- Osmo Puhakka (1948 – )
- Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – )
- Tuija Toivonen (1958 – )
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
External links
Media related to Elimäki at Wikimedia Commons
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