Masku
Masku | ||
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Municipality | ||
Maskun kunta | ||
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Location of Masku in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.100°ECoordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.100°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Finland Proper | |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Jaakko Olenius | |
Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 204.11 km2 (78.81 sq mi) | |
• Land | 174.90 km2 (67.53 sq mi) | |
• Water | 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 299th largest in Finland | |
Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 9,577 | |
• Rank | 108th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 54.76/km2 (141.8/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
• Swedish | 1.1% | |
• Others | 0.8% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 22.8% | |
• 15 to 64 | 64.9% | |
• 65 or older | 12.3% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 17.5% | |
Website | www.masku.fi |
Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [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 located just north of Turku, has a population of 9,577 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 204.11 square kilometres (78.81 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 54.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (141.8 /sq mi).
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.[6]
On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.
The most famous resident of Masku is Finnish tennis player Jarkko Nieminen.
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Oukkulanlahti
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Kuurnanpää
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
External links
Media related to Masku at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Masku – Official website (Finnish)
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