Elimäki
| Elimäen kunta Elimä kommun |
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| Elimäen kunta | ||
| Elimäki wooden church
Elimäki wooden church
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| Location of Elimäki in Finland Location of Elimäki in Finland |
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| 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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Kymenlaakso region. 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.
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.
Koria
Koria was the largest village in Elimäki. Koria had a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.
People born in Elimäki
- Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938)
- Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978)
- Ilmari Salminen (1902 – 1986)
- Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973)
- Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – )
- Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966)
- Osmo Puhakka (1948 – )
- Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – )
- Tuija Toivonen (1958 – )
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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