Masku
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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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.masku.fi/ - Official site (in Finnish)