Elimäki

Elimäki
Elimä
Former municipality
Elimäen kunta
Elimä kommun
Elimäki wooden church
Coat of arms
Location of Elimäki in Finland
Coordinates: 60°43′N 026°27′E / 60.717°N 26.450°E / 60.717; 26.450
CountryFinland
RegionKymenlaakso
Sub-regionKouvola sub-region
Consolidated2009
Area
 • Total
391.74 km2 (151.25 sq mi)
 • Land387.47 km2 (149.60 sq mi)
 • Water4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2008-12-31)
 • Total
8,199
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.

It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water. The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Of note is the village of Koria, the largest village in Elimäki, possessing a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.

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.

Arboretum Mustila is located near Elimäki.

People born in Elimäki

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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