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Kimitoön
Kimitoön – Kemiönsaari
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Municipality
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| Kimitoöns kommun Kemiönsaaren kunta |
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An old sauna, Sagalund outdoor museum, Kimito, Finland
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Location of Kimitoön in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southwest Finland | ||
| Sub-region | Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 2009 | ||
| Area
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| • Total | 2,800.99 km2 (1,081.47 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 686.91 km2 (265.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 123rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population
(2023-09-30)
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| • Total | 6,468 | ||
| • Rank | 142nd largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 9.42/km2 (24.4/sq mi) | ||
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| • Swedish | 67.1% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 29.7% | ||
| • Others | 3.2% | ||
| Population by age | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 53.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 34.8% | ||
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | ||
| Website | www.kimitoon.fi | ||
Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality.
The municipality is located in the Archipelago Sea in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,468 (30 September 2023) and covers an area of 2,800.99 square kilometres (1,081.47 sq mi) of which 2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4/sq mi). Actual island is the largest coastal island of Finland with the area of 524 square kilometres (202 sq mi). It is situated in the Southwest Finland region in Western Finland province. The island has a population of 7,500 divided between the two municipalities: Kimitoön and Salo of which Salo is mostly located on the mainland. Kimitoön is bilingual with the majority speaking Swedish and a minority Finnish as their native language.
Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Kimitoön:
- Swedish People's Party 49.6%
- Social Democratic Party 13.0%
- Left Alliance 9.7%
- True Finns 6.7%
- Centre Party 10.4%
- National Coalition Party 5.4%
- Green League 3.8%
- Christian Democrats 0.8%
- Other parties 0.6%
Gallery
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Bengtskär Lighthouse
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Strömma Canal
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Restaurant Hotel Villa Felix
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The Obelisk of Kimito Church
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Västanfjärd Old Church
See also
In Spanish: Kimitoön para niños
- Fasta Åland
- Hailuoto
