Iitti

Iitti
Iitti – Itis
Municipality
Iitin kunta
Kommunen Itis
Municipality of Iitti
Church

Coat of arms

Location of Iitti in Finland
Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E / 60.883; 26.333Coordinates: 60°53′N 026°20′E / 60.883°N 26.333°E / 60.883; 26.333
Country  Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Sub-region Kouvola sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipality manager Riku Rönnholm
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 687.09 km2 (265.29 sq mi)
 • Land 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi)
 • Water 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi)
Area rank 142nd largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 6,870
 • Rank 141st largest in Finland
 • Density 11.65/km2 (30.2/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 UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Climate Dfc
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 6,870 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 687.09 square kilometres (265.29 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.2/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila.

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 and Väärtti.

Notable residents

  • Media related to Iitti at Wikimedia Commons
  • Municipality of Iitti – Official website Finnish, Swedish, English and German languages

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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