Elimäki
Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.
Elimäki
Elimä | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Elimäen kunta Elimä kommun | |
 Elimäki wooden church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Elimäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°43′N 026°27′E | |
| 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)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,199 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the region of Kymenlaakso. The municipality had a population of 8,199[2] and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water.[1] The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Of note is the village of Koria, the largest village in Elimäki, possessing a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.
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.
Arboretum Mustila is located near Elimäki.
People born in Elimäki
- Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938)
- Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978)
- Ilmari Salminen (1902 – 1986)
- Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973)
- Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – )
- Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966)
- Osmo Puhakka (1948 – )
- Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – )
- Tuija Toivonen (1958 – )
References
- "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
