Elimäki

Elimäen kunta
Elimä kommun
Former municipality
Elimäen kunta
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; 26.450Coordinates: 60°43′N 026°27′E / 60.717°N 26.450°E / 60.717; 26.450
Country Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Sub-region Kouvola sub-region
Consolidated 2009
Area[1]
 • Total 391.74 km2 (151.25 sq mi)
 • Land 387.47 km2 (149.60 sq mi)
 • Water 4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[2]
 • Total 8,199
 • Density 21.16/km2 (54.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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[2] and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water.[1] 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. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "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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