Kimito

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Kimito kommun - Kemiön kunta
Image:Kimito.jpg
Coat of Arms Location
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
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 (IPA: //), or Kemiö (/ˈkemiø/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. It is one of three municipalities located on Kimito island, (sv:Kimitoön, fi:Kemiönsaari), the other two being Västanfjärd and Dragsfjärd.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 3,301 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 320.17 km² (excluding sea) of which 2.29 km² is inland water. The population density is 10.38 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.

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Coordinates: 60°10′N 22°45′E

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