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Askainen
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Also known as Villnäs

Askainen (; ) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

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Askainen
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Former municipality
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Location within Finland
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Country
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Finland
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Province
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Western Finland
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Southwest Finland
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Turku
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Merged into Masku
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January 1, 2009
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City manager
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Pekka Määttänen

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Notable residents
  • External links
  • References

Askainen (; ) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

It is located in southwestern part of the country in the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality had a population of 938 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 61.52 km2 (excluding sea) of which 0.26 km2 is inland water. The population density was 15.31 inhabitants per km2.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Askainen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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