Iitti

Iitti
IittiItis
—  Municipality  —
Iitin kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Iitti in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Sub-region Kouvola sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipality manager Pentti Toivanen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 687.08 km2 (265.3 sq mi)
 • Land 589.81 km2 (227.7 sq mi)
 • Water 97.27 km2 (37.6 sq mi)
Area rank 183rd largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 6,997
 • Rank 148th largest in Finland
 • Density 11.86/km2 (30.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.8% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.7%
 • 15 to 64 63.3%
 • 65 or older 22%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.iitti.fi

Iitti (Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 6,997 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 687.08 square kilometres (265.28 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.7 /sq mi).

In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Isokylä, Jokue, Kalaksue, Kauramaa, Kausala (Kausansaari), Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Konttila, Koskenniska, Kukonoja, Kuukso, Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka (Kymentausta), Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Maunuksela, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Parikka, Perheniemi, Piilahti, Puolakka, Pyörylä, Radansuu, Ruokoniemi, Saaranen, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhtee, Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Vuolenkoski, Väärtti.

External links

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References