Askola

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Askolan kunta
Coat of Arms Location
Founded 1896
Province Southern Finland
Region Eastern Uusimaa
Sub-region Porvoo
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
218.07 km²
212.44 km²
ranked 327th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
4,716 (2007-11-30)


21.4 inh./km²
+ 0.6%
ranked 227th

Urbanisation 51.4%
Unemployment 6.9%
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Mikko Komulainen
Home page http://www.askola.fi

Askola pronounced [ˈaskola] is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,716 (2007-11-30) and covers an area of 218.42 km² of which 5.18 km² is water. The population density is 21.24 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Askola church
Askola church

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  Municipalities of Eastern Uusimaa Coat of arms of Eastern Uusimaa
Askola | Lapinjärvi | Liljendal | Loviisa | Myrskylä | Pernå | Porvoo | Pukkila | Ruotsinpyhtää | Sipoo
Eastern Uusimaa | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°31′40″N, 25°36′00″E