Kimitoön
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Kimitoön
| official_name = {{lang|sv|Kimitoöns kommun}}
{{lang|fi|Kemiönsaaren kunta}}
| native_name = {{lang|sv|Kimitoön}} – {{lang|fi|Kemiönsaari}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Sagalund - Bastu.jpg
| image_caption = An old sauna, Sagalund outdoor museum, Kimito, Finland
| image_flag = Kimitoön flag.svg
| flag_size = 120x80px
| image_shield = Dragsfjärd.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Kemiönsaari sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Kimitoön in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|60|10|N|022|44|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southwest Finland
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Åboland
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Erika Strandberg
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 2009
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|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = [http://www.kimitoon.fi/ www.kimitoon.fi]
}}
Kimitoön ({{IPA|sv|t̠ʃimitoøːn|lang}}; {{langx|fi|Kemiönsaari}}; {{IPA|fi|ˈkemiønˌsɑːri|lang}}) is a municipality and island of Finland. It was created on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities of Dragsfjärd, Kimito and Västanfjärd were consolidated into a single municipality.{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000005728091.html|title=Ilman kesää ei olisi mitään – Kemiönsaari ja moni muu kuihtuva kunta elää mökkiläisistä|first=Ann-Mari|last=Huhtanen|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=21 June 2018|access-date=17 February 2025|language=fi|url-access=subscription}}
The municipality is located in the Archipelago Sea in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kimitoön}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Kimitoön}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Kimitoön}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Kimitoön|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The actual island is the largest coastal island of Finland with an area of {{convert|524|km2}}. It is situated in the Southwest Finland region in Western Finland province. The island has a population of 7,500 divided between the two municipalities: Kimitoön and Salo of which Salo is mostly located on the mainland.
Kimitoön is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Kimitoön}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Kimitoön}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Kimitoön}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Kimitoön}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Kimitoön}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Kimitoön}}|0}}}} speakers of other languages.
Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Kimitoön:{{Cite web|url=https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/E-2015/fi/kutulos_322.html|title=Kemiönsaari, tulokset puolueittain|website=tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi}}
- Swedish People's Party 49.6%
- Social Democratic Party 13.0%
- Left Alliance 9.7%
- True Finns 6.7%
- Centre Party 10.4%
- National Coalition Party 5.4%
- Green League 3.8%
- Christian Democrats 0.8%
- Other parties 0.6%
Gallery
{{gallery
|mode=packed
|height=120
|Bengtskar lighthouse.JPG|Bengtskär Lighthouse
|Strömma.jpg|Strömma Canal
|Villa felix 1.jpg|Restaurant Hotel Villa Felix
|Obelisk vid Kimito kyrka 3.jpg|The Obelisk of Kimito Church
|Västanfjärd sh 2011.JPG|Västanfjärd Old Church
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage|Kimitoön}}
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- [http://www.kimitoon.fi/ Municipality of Kimitoön] – Official website {{in lang|sv|fi}}
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{{Geographic location
| Centre = Kimitoön
| N = Sauvo
| NE = Salo
| S = Baltic Sea
| W = Pargas
}}
{{Islands in the Baltic Sea}}
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{{Authority control}}
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Category:Finnish islands in the Baltic
Category:Populated coastal places in Finland
Category:Populated places established in 2009
Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland
Category:2009 establishments in Finland
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