Kimito
Kimito
Kimito – Kemiö | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kimito in Finland. | |
Interactive map of Kimito | |
  Kimito Location within Southwest Finland  Kimito Location within Finland  Kimito Location within Europe | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Åboland |
| Consolidated into Kimitoön | 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tom Simola |
| Area | |
• Total | 320.17 km2 (123.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 317.88 km2 (122.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2004-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,301 |
| • Density | 10.38/km2 (26.90/sq mi) |
| • Urbanisation | 39.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% |
Kimito (Swedish: [ˈtɕimito] ⓘ;[1] 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.
It was the place where Tantalum was discovered along with Ytterby.
Events
- Kimito Island Music Festival
- Baltic Jazz Festival
- Norpas Festival
- mörkÖ Festival
Notable people
- Amos Anderson (1878–1961), Finnish entrepreneur and patron of the arts
- Niklas Hollsten (born 1983), Finnish freeride snowboarder
References
External links
Media related to Kimito at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website – in Swedish and Finnish
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