Kesälahti
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| Kesälahti | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kesälahden kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 61°53.5′N 029°50′E / 61.8917°N 29.833°ECoordinates: 61°53.5′N 029°50′E / 61.8917°N 29.833°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Middle Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jorma Turunen | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 583.08 km2 (225.13 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 387.89 km2 (149.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 202nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,324 | |
| • Rank | 277th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.99/km2 (15.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) | |
| • Others | 2.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 26.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.kesalahti.fi | |
Kesälahti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,324 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 583.08 square kilometres (225.13 sq mi) of which 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Kesälax" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Kesälahti" also in Swedish.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
External links
Media related to Kesälahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kesälahti – Official website (Finnish)
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