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Kesälahti
Former municipality in North Karelia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kesälahti (Swedish: Kesälahti, also Kesälax) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Kitee on 1 January 2013.
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Kesälahti | |
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Former municipality | |
Kesälahden kunta Kesälahti kommun | |
![]() Location of Kesälahti in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°53.5′N 029°50′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region |
Charter | 1873 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Jorma Turunen |
Area | |
• Total | 583.08 km2 (225.13 sq mi) |
• Land | 387.89 km2 (149.77 sq mi) |
• Water | 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 2,326 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.kesalahti.fi |
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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 The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[3]