Nagu

Nagu Nagu – Nauvo
—  Former municipality  —
Nagu kommun Nauvon kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Nagu in Finland
Coordinates: 60°11′35″N 021°54′25″E / 60.19306°N 21.90694°E / 60.19306; 21.90694Coordinates: 60°11′35″N 021°54′25″E / 60.19306°N 21.90694°E / 60.19306; 21.90694
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.

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  The church of Nagu

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  Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas.

See also

• Själö (Seili), an island in North-East
• Vrouw Maria – a shipwreck located in the municipality

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

Media related to Nagu at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website – in Swedish and Finnish, with some English
• Nagu parish – The website of Nagu parish in Swedish
• Nagu IF – The website of Nagu sports association in Swedish