Kimito
Kimito (Swedish: ⓘ; Finnish: Kemiö ) is a former municipality of Finland.
| 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 inhabitants/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 | ||||
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
- Norpas Festival
- mörkÖ Festival
Notable people
- Niklas Hollsten (born 1983), Finnish freeride snowboarder
References
External links
Media related to Kimito at Wiki Commons
- Official website – in Swedish and Finnish
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