Kitee
Kitee
Kides | |
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Town | |
| Kiteen kaupunki Kides stad | |
Kitee Church | |
Location of Kitee in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E / 62.100°N 30.133°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Central Karelia |
| Charter | 1631 |
| City rights | 1992 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Kirsi Hämäläinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,724.41 km2 (665.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,253.82 km2 (484.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 57th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 9,533 |
| • Rank | 102nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 91.5% (official) |
| • Others | 8.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
| • 65 or older | 37% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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 9,533 (31 March 2025) 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. The population density is 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Parikkala, Rääkkylä, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi.