Kesälahti

Kesälahti (Swedish: Kesälahti, also Kesälax) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Kitee on 1 January 2013.

Kesälahti
Former municipality
Kesälahden kunta
Kesälahti kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Kesälahti in Finland
Coordinates: 61°53.5′N 029°50′E
CountryFinland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionCentral Karelia sub-region
Charter1873
Government
 • Municipal managerJorma Turunen
Area
 • Total583.08 km2 (225.13 sq mi)
 • Land387.89 km2 (149.77 sq mi)
 • Water195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total2,326
 • Density4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.kesalahti.fi

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,326 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 583.08 square kilometres (225.13 sq mi) of which 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.9965/km2 (15.531/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality was also known as "Kesälax" in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[3]

References
  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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