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Miehikkälä

Miehikkälä
Municipality
Miehikkälän kunta
Coat of arms of Miehikkälä
Coat of arms
Location of Miehikkälä in Finland
Location of Miehikkälä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°E / 60.667; 27.700Coordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°E / 60.667; 27.700
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.



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