Kitee

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 9,689 (31 December 2023)[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 7.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.0/sq mi).

Kitee
Kides
Town
Kiteen kaupunki
Kides stad
Kitee Church
Kitee Church
Coat of arms of Kitee
Coat of arms
Location of Kitee in Finland
Location of Kitee in Finland
Coordinates: 62°06′N 030°08′E
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
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,689
 • Rank99th largest in Finland
 • Density7.73/km2 (20.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish92.2% (official)
 • Others7.8%
Population by age
[3]
 • 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

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

History

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

Villages
  • 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

Notable residents

See also
  • Kitee Airfield
  • Kitee Zoo
  • Lake Kitee

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 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.

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