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Masku — Municipality — Maskun kunta 
Coat of armsLocation of Masku in Finland
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.1°ECoordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.1°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 (78.8 sq mi) - Land 174.90 km2 (67.5 sq mi) - Water 29.21 km2 (11.3 sq mi) Area rank 299th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 9,470 - Rank 108th largest in Finland - Density 54.15/km2 (140.2/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 9,470 (31 January 2011)[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 54.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (140.2 /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.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. 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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