Kirkkonummi
Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kirkkonummi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkirkːoˌnumːi]; Swedish: Kyrkslätt, Finland Swedish: [ˈtɕyrːkslet] ⓘ, Sweden Swedish: [ˈɕʏ̂rːkslɛt]) is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Kirkkonummi is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kirkkonummi is approximately 41,000. It is the 28th most populous municipality in Finland. Kirkkonummi is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants.
Kirkkonummi
Kirkkonummi – Kyrkslätt | |
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Municipality | |
Kirkkonummen kunta Kyrkslätts kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°07′N 024°26′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
Metropolitan area | Helsinki metropolitan area |
Charter | 1330 |
Municipal manager | Tarmo Aarnio |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,017.01 km2 (392.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 366.6 km2 (141.5 sq mi) |
• Water | 649.91 km2 (250.93 sq mi) |
• Rank | 209th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 41,154 |
• Rank | 28th largest in Finland |
• Density | 112.26/km2 (290.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 73.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 14.8% (official) |
• Others | 11.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 19% |
• 15 to 64 | 64.1% |
• 65 or older | 16.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Kirkkonummi is situated on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland and borders Espoo, Vihti, Siuntio and Ingå. The literal meaning of the words "Kirkkonummi" and "Kyrkslätt" in English is "church heath".
Kirkkonummi is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 73% Finnish speakers, 15% Swedish speakers, and 12% speakers of other languages.