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 9,615 (31 December 2021)[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 54.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.4/sq mi).
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Municipality | |
Maskun kunta Masku kommun | |
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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 | 174.90 km2 (67.53 sq mi) |
• Water | 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
• Rank | 271st largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,615 |
• Rank | 103rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 54.97/km2 (142.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 1.1% |
• Others | 0.8% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.75% |
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 The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[6]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. Well known football players from Masku include Kasper Hämäläinen, Riku Riski and Roope Riski. Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim, field marshal and 6th President of Finland was born in Louhisaari Manor of Askainen in 1867.[7]
Media related to Masku at Wikimedia Commons
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