Iitti
| Iitti Iitti – Itis |
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| Iitin kunta | ||
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| Location of Iitti in Finland Location of Iitti in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Kymenlaakso | |
| Sub-region | Kouvola sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Pentti Toivanen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 687.08 km2 (265.28 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 589.81 km2 (227.73 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 183rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,892 | |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.69/km2 (30.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 22% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Website | www.iitti.fi | |
Iitti (Swedish: Itis) 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 6,892 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 687.08 square kilometres (265.28 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Nastola and Orimattila.
In 1990, the center of Iitti, which surrounds the old parish church, was voted the most attractive kirkonkylä ("church village") in Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Anttila, Haapakimola, Haapalahti, Isokylä, Jokue, Kalaksue, Kauramaa, Kausala (Kausansaari), Kirkonkylä, Koliseva, Konttila, Koskenniska, Kukonoja, Kuukso, Kuusanniemi, Kymentaka (Kymentausta), Kyrönkylä, Kyöperilä, Leppäniemi, Lyöttilä, Mankala, Maunuksela, Muikkula, Munakallio, Niinimäki, Nirvinen, Parikka, Perheniemi, Piilahti, Puolakka, Pyörylä, Radansuu, Ruokoniemi, Saaranen, Savijoki, Siikakoski, Sitikkala, Säkkilänmaa, Säyhtee, Sääskjärvi, Taasia, Tapola, Tillola, Vuolenkoski and Väärtti.
Notable residents
- Lasse J. Laine - naturalist
External links
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- Municipality of Iitti – Official website Finnish, Swedish, English and German languages
References
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