Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16.4 km2 it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest island of Estonia. The length of the island is 7 km and width 3.3 km, the highest point is at 8.9 metres above sea level.
The island belongs to the Pärnu County of Estonia. Together with neighbouring islands it forms Kihnu Parish, one of the smallest municipalities of the country with an area of 16.8 km2.
604 people live on Kihnu as of 2007, 69 of whom are primary school pupils. There are four villages: Lemsi, Linaküla, Rootsiküla and Sääre.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kihnu
Coordinates 58°7'43.743" N 23°59'7.266" E
