Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.
Rusko | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun | |
Sormat office in Rusko | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rusko in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.12 km2 (49.08 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,379 |
| • Rank | 152nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 50.18/km2 (130.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.2% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 19.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.rusko.fi |
It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,379 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.
Media related to Rusko at Wikimedia Commons
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