Elimäki

Elimäen kunta Elimä kommun
Former municipality
Elimäen kunta
Elimäki wooden church Elimäki wooden church
Coat of arms of Elimäen kunta Coat of arms
Location of Elimäki in Finland Location of Elimäki in Finland
Coordinates:
Country	Finland
Region	Kymenlaakso
Sub-region	Kouvola sub-region
Consolidated	2009
Area
• Total	391.74 km2 (151.25 sq mi)
• Land	387.47 km2 (149.60 sq mi)
• Water	4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)
• Total	8,199
• Density	21.16/km2 (54.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.

It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality had a population of 8,199 and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water. The population density was 21.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

As of 2009, the six municipalities – Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.

Koria

Koria was the largest village in Elimäki. Koria had a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.

People born in Elimäki

• Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938)
• Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978)
• Ilmari Salminen (1902 – 1986)
• Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973)
• Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – )
• Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966)
• Osmo Puhakka (1948 – )
• Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – )
• Tuija Toivonen (1958 – )

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