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Kerimäki
Kerimäki
	— Municipality —
Kerimäen kunta
	Kerimäki Church
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Kerimäki in Finland
	Coordinates: 61°55′N 029°17′E / 61.917°N 29.283°ECoordinates: 61°55′N 029°17′E / 61.917°N 29.283°E
Country	Finland
Province	Eastern Finland
Region	Southern Savonia
Sub-region	Savonlinna sub-region
Charter	1642
	Government
- Municipal manager	Kari Rannanpiha
	Area (2009-01-01)
- Total	876.5 km2 (338.4 sq mi)
- Land	557.66 km2 (215.3 sq mi)
- Water	318.84 km2 (123.1 sq mi)
Area rank	125th largest in Finland
	Population (2009-06-30)
- Total	5,704
- Density	10.23/km2 (26.5/sq mi)
Population rank	177th largest in Finland
	Population by native language
- Finnish	98.6% (official)
- Swedish	0.1%
- Others	1.3%
	Population by age
- 0 to 14	15.6%
- 15 to 64	61.7%
- 65 or older	22.6%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	20.25%
Website	www.kerimaki.fi

Kerimäki is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 5,704 (30 June 2009)^[2] and covers an area of 876.5 square kilometres (338.4 sq mi) of which 318.84 km² (123.10 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 10.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.5 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Kerimäki Church, built between 1844 and 1847, is the biggest wooden church in the world (45 metres (150 ft) long, 42 m (140 ft) wide and 37 m (120 ft) high). There are over 3,000 seats there. Altogether there can be 5,000 people at a time in the church.

Lake Puruvesi, which lies less than a kilometre away from the church, is one of the clearest lakes in the world. The water is so pure, that you can freely drink straight from the lake.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

[edit] External links

Media related to Kerimäki at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Kerimäki – Official website (Finnish)

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[total_area-0] "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.

[population_count-1] "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[population_by_language-2] "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[demography-3] "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.

[tax_rate-4] "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

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