Masku

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).

Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta
Masku kommun
Masku Church
Coat of arms
Location of Masku in Finland
Coordinates: 60°34′N 022°06′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Oikarinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
 • Land174.90 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
 • Water29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
 • Rank271st largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,615
 • Rank103rd largest in Finland
 • Density54.97/km2 (142.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.2% (official)
 • Swedish1.1%
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1419.9%
 • 15 to 6461.1%
 • 65 or older18.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.75%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.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 The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[6]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.

Notable people

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]

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Everyman's Encyclopedia volume 8. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1978. ISBN 0-460-04020-0.

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