Kunda | |||
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Town and municipality | |||
Kunda cement factory
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Location in Estonia | |||
Coordinates: 59°30′N 26°32′E / 59.500°N 26.533°ECoordinates: 59°30′N 26°32′E / 59.500°N 26.533°E | |||
Country | Estonia | ||
County | Lääne-Viru County | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Kaido Veski (Reform Party) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) | ||
Population (2005) | |||
• Total | 3,996 | ||
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Website | www.kunda.ee |
Kunda is a town (founded May 1, 1938) in Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. There is a pulp mill (AS Estonian Cell), a cement factory and a port. Its population is ca. 4000.
Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia, hunting and fishing communities that existed around 6500 BC, were found near Kunda. This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture.
The Rutja Airfield facility 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) west of Kunda has served Soviet and Estonian defense interests.
Kunda is twinned with:
Apartment buildings in Kunda.
Ruins of old cement factory.
Pulp mill.
Kunda hydroelectric power station