Place:Kesälahti, Kuopio, Finland

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NameKesälahti
Alt namesKesälahtisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kesalahti
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.9°N 29.833°E
Located inKuopio, Finland
Also located inPohjois-Karjala, Itä-Suomi, Finland    
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Kesälahti (also ) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Kitee on 1 January 2013.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of (31 December 2012)[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality was also known as "Kesälax" in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.

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