Miehikkälä | ||
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Municipality | ||
Miehikkälän kunta | ||
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Location of Miehikkälä in Finland |
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Coordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°ECoordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Kymenlaakso | |
Sub-region | Kotka–Hamina sub-region | |
Charter | 1887 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Markku J. Forss | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 422.26 km2 (163.04 sq mi) | |
• Land | 422.17 km2 (163.00 sq mi) | |
• Water | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 199th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 2,060 | |
• Rank | 266th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 4.88/km2 (12.6/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 96.2% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.2% | |
• Others | 3.6% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 13% | |
• 15 to 64 | 58.2% | |
• 65 or older | 28.7% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
Climate | Dfb | |
Website | www.miehikkala.fi |
Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 2,060 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 422.26 square kilometres (163.04 sq mi) of which 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.