Nagu
| Nagu Nagu – Nauvo | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Nagu kommun Nauvon kunta | ||
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 Location of Nagu in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°11′35″N 021°54′25″E / 60.19306°N 21.90694°ECoordinates: 60°11′35″N 021°54′25″E / 60.19306°N 21.90694°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Finland Proper | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,698.44 km2 (655.77 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 246.88 km2 (95.32 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,451.56 km2 (560.45 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,428 | |
| • Density | 5.78/km2 (15.0/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. On 1 January 2012 the name Väståboland was changed to Pargas.
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 is bilingual, with the majority (71%) being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.
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The church of Nagu
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Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas.
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Sailboat on the water at Nagu.
See also
- Själö (Seili), an island in North-East
- Vrouw Maria – a shipwreck located in the municipality
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
External links
Media related to Nagu at Wikimedia Commons
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