Masku

Masku
Municipality
Maskun kunta
Masku kommun
Masku Church
Masku Church
Coat of arms of Masku
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; 22.100
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Oikarinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total204.01 km2 (78.77 sq mi)
 • Land174.89 km2 (67.53 sq mi)
 • Water29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
 • Rank271st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total9,594
 • Rank100th largest in Finland
 • Density54.86/km2 (142.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.1% (official)
 • Swedish1.2%
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1419.9%
 • 15 to 6461.1%
 • 65 or older18.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.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 about 17 kilometres (11 mi) just north of Turku, has a population of 9,594 (31 August 2024)[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 54.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (142.1/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 The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.[5]

On January 1, 2009 the municipalities of Askainen and Lemu were consolidated with Masku.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine