Masku
Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,619 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 204.01 square kilometres (78.77 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).
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Masku | |
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Municipality | |
Maskun kunta Masku kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi) |
• Land | 174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi) |
• Water | 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
• Rank | 271st largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,619 |
• Rank | 102nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 1.2% |
• Others | 2.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 19.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.1% |
• 65 or older | 18.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.masku.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has also been known as "Masko" in Swedish. The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[4]
On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.