Masku

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Maskun kunta
municipality in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku
City manager Jaakko Olenius
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 397th
93.11 km²
92.99 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 182nd
5,785
+ 2.5 %
62.2/km²
Urbanisation 81.3 %
Unemployment rate 5.7 %
http://www.masku.fi/

Masku (IPA[ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality, which is just north of Turku, has a population of 5,869 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 93.11 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.12 km² is inland water. The population density is 63.11 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Masko" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Masku" also in Swedish.[1]

The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis superstar Jarkko Nieminen.

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Coordinates: 60°34′15″N, 22°06′00″E

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