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Kitee

Coordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E / 62.100°N 30.133°E / 62.100; 30.133
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Kitee
Kides
Town
Kiteen kaupunki
Kides stad
Kitee Church
Kitee Church
Coat of arms of Kitee
Location of Kitee in Finland
Location of Kitee in Finland
Coordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E / 62.100°N 30.133°E / 62.100; 30.133
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionCentral Karelia
Charter1631
City rights1992
Government
 • Town managerKirsi Hämäläinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,724.41 km2 (665.80 sq mi)
 • Land1,253.82 km2 (484.10 sq mi)
 • Water275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi)
 • Rank57th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total9,607
 • Rank99th largest in Finland
 • Density7.66/km2 (19.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish92.2% (official)
 • Others7.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.2%
 • 15 to 6451.8%
 • 65 or older37%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kitee.fi

Kitee (Finnish: [ˈkiteː]; Swedish: Kides) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Joensuu and about 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Lappeenranta. The municipality has a population of 9,607 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,724.41 square kilometres (665.80 sq mi) of which 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Parikkala, Rääkkylä, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi.

History

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Kitee is known as the ''moonshine city of Finland'' due to its legal and illegal moonshine manufacturing.

Villages

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  • Haapasalo
  • Haarajärvi
  • Hammaskallio
  • Heinoniemi
  • Jaakkima
  • Juurikka
  • Kantosyrjä
  • Kiteenkylä
  • Kiteenlahti
  • Kontiola
  • Kunonniemi
  • Lahdenkylä
  • Leinovaara
  • Loukunvaara
  • Misola
  • Muljula
  • Niinikumpu
  • Nivunki
  • Närsäkkälä
  • Ojamäki
  • Piimäjärvi
  • Potoskavaara
  • Puhos
  • Puhossalo
  • Päätye
  • Riihijärvi
  • Rokkala
  • Ruppovaara
  • Satulavaara
  • Suoparsaari
  • Suorlahti
  • Särkijärvi
  • Säynejärvi
  • Taipale
  • Tasapää
  • Tolosenmäki
  • Varmoniemi
  • Välivaara

Sports

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The men's pesäpallo club Kiteen Pallo -90 competes in the Superpesis national league, playing at Shore Field.

Notable residents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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