Kesälahti
Kesälahti | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Kesälahden kunta Kesälahti kommun | |
Location of Kesälahti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°53.5′N 029°50′E / 61.8917°N 29.833°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) | |
• Total | 2,326 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kesalahti.fi |
Kesälahti (Swedish: Kesälahti, also Kesälax) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Kitee on 1 January 2013.
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) and covers an area of 583.08 square kilometres (225.13 sq mi) of which 195.19 km2 (75.36 sq mi) is water. 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 The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.