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Masku

Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta
Coat of arms of Masku
Coat of arms
Location of Masku in Finland
Location of Masku in Finland
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.100°E / 60.567; 22.100Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E / 60.567°N 22.100°E / 60.567; 22.100
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Rauli Lumio
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 174.86 km2 (67.51 sq mi)
 • Land 174.90 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
 • Water 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Area rank 271st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 9,694
 • Rank 106th largest in Finland
 • Density 55.43/km2 (143.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 1.1%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age
 • 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 17.5%
Climate Dfb
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 Southwest Finland region. The municipality, which is located just north of Turku, has a population of 9,694 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 174.86 square kilometres (67.51 sq mi) of which 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) is water. The population density is 55.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (143.6/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.

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. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski.

Masku Church

Kankainen Manor

Lemu Church

Louhisaari Manor

Oukkulanlahti

Kuurnanpää



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