Askainen

Askaisten kunta
—  Former municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku
Merged into Masku January 1, 2009
Government
 • City manager Pekka Määttänen
Area
 • Total 61.52 km2 (23.8 sq mi)
 • Land 61.26 km2 (23.7 sq mi)
 • Water 0.26 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Area rank 411th
Population (2003)
 • Total 931
 • Rank 414th
 • Density 15.1/km2 (39.2/sq mi)
  +0.6 % change
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Official languages Finnish
Urbanisation 32.4%
Unemployment rate 8.4%
Website http://www.askainen.fi/

Askainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskɑinen]; Swedish: Villnäs) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.31 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Notable residents

External links

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