Nagu

Nagu
NaguNauvo
—  Former municipality  —
Nagu kommun
Nauvon kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Nagu in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Finland Proper
Consolidated 2009
Area[1]
 • Total 1,698.44 km2 (655.8 sq mi)
 • Land 246.88 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
 • Water 1,451.56 km2 (560.5 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[2]
 • Total 1,428
 • Density 5.78/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Nagu (Swedish pronunciation: [naːɡʉ]; Finnish: Nauvo, [ˈnɑuʋo]) is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland.

The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,428 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 246.88 km2 (95.32 sq mi).[1] The population density was 5.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.0 /sq mi).

The municipality was bilingual, with the majority (71 %) being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2008.pdf. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/029EEED89C84611BC22575350052CE3A/$file/081231.html. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 

External links

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