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Kimitoön

Kimitoön
KimitoönKemiönsaari
Municipality
Kimitoöns kommun
Kemiönsaaren kunta
Coat of arms of Kimitoön
Coat of arms
Location of Kimitoön in Finland
Location of Kimitoön in Finland
Coordinates: 60°10′N 022°44′E / 60.167°N 22.733°E / 60.167; 22.733Coordinates: 60°10′N 022°44′E / 60.167°N 22.733°E / 60.167; 22.733
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region
Charter 2009
Government
 • Municipal manager Anneli Pahta
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 686.96 km2 (265.24 sq mi)
 • Land 686.93 km2 (265.23 sq mi)
 • Water 2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi)
Area rank 123rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 6,906
 • Rank 142nd largest in Finland
 • Density 10.05/km2 (26.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish 71.4% (official)
 • Finnish 27.4% (official)
 • Others 1.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 14.4%
 • 15 to 64 60.3%
 • 65 or older 25.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
Website www.kimitoon.fi

Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari) is a municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 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 6,906 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 686.96 square kilometres (265.24 sq mi) of which 2,113.94 km2 (816.20 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.0/sq mi).

Kimitoön is bilingual with the majority speaking Swedish and a minority Finnish as their native language.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2015 in Kimitoön:


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