Masku

Masku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑsku]) is a municipality of Finland.

Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta Masku kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Masku in Finland
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 km^2 (78.77 sq mi)
• Land	174.90 km^2 (67.53 sq mi)
• Water	29.21 km^2 (11.28 sq mi)
Area rank	271st largest in Finland
Population  (2019-01-31)[2]
• Total	9,546
• Rank	106th largest in Finland
• Density	54.58/km^2 (141.4/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.2% (official)
• Swedish	1.1%
• Others	0.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	22.8%
• 15 to 64	64.9%
• 65 or older	12.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	17.5%
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.masku.fi

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 9,546 (31 January 2019)[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 54.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (141.4/sq mi).

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 The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[6]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.

• 
  Masku Church
• 
  Kankainen Manor
• 
  Lemu Church
• 
  Louhisaari Manor
• 
  Oukkulanlahti
• 
  Kuurnanpää

See also

• Hemminki of Masku
• Stenberga Castle

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
6. Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Masku at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Masku – Official website (in Finnish)