Kimito
| Kimito kommun - Kemiön kunta | |||||
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| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Southwest Finland | ||||
| Sub-region | Åboland | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
320.17 km² 317.88 km² ranked 281st | ||||
| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
3,301 (2004) 10.4 inh./km² + 0.1% ranked 277th | ||||
| Urbanisation | 39.3% | ||||
| Unemployment | 7.2% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Tom Simola | ||||
| Home page | http://www.kimito.fi | ||||
Kimito (Swedish pronunciation: [t̠ʃimito]; Finnish: Kemiö, [ˈkemiø]) is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Dragsfjärd and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön. Prior to the consolidation, it was one of the four municipalities located on Kimito island, the other three being Västanfjärd, Dragsfjärd and Halikko.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,301 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 320.17 km² (excluding sea) of which 2.29 km² is inland water. The population density was 10.38 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
Events
- Kimito Island Music Festival
- Baltic Jazz Festival
External links
Media related to Kimito at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website – in Swedish and Finnish
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Coordinates: 60°09′50″N 22°43′40″E / 60.16389°N 22.72778°E