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Elimäki

Elimäen kunta
Elimä kommun
Former municipality
Elimäen kunta
Elimäki wooden church
Elimäki wooden church
Coat of arms of Elimäen kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Elimäki in Finland
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
 • 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)
 • 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 and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water. 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 was the largest village in Elimäki. Koria had a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.


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