Kitee
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| Kitee | ||
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| Kiteen kaupunki | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E / 62.100°N 30.133°ECoordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E / 62.100°N 30.133°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Middle Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1631 | |
| City rights | 1992 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Kirsi Hämäläinen | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,141.31 km2 (440.66 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 865.70 km2 (334.25 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 99th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-02-28)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,083 | |
| • Rank | 115th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.49/km2 (27.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 2.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.25% | |
| Website | www.kitee.fi | |
Kitee (Swedish: Kides) is a town and 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 9,083 (28 February 2013)[2] and covers an area of 1,141.31 square kilometres (440.66 sq mi) of which 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Songwriter/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, drummer Jukka Nevalainen, former bassist Sami Vänskä and former vocalist Tarja Turunen of the symphonic metal band Nightwish are from Kitee.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 28.2.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 16 January 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kitee at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kitee – Official website
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