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Askainen
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Askainen (; ) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Askainen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Former municipality
- Settlement.image_shield
- Askainen.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Askainen.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southwest Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Turku
- Settlement.extinct_title
- Merged into Masku
- Settlement.extinct_date
- January 1, 2009
- Settlement.leader_title
- City manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Pekka Määttänen
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Finland
- Official name
- Askainen
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Turku and Pori Province
- Population
- 959
- Area
- 61.52
- Followed by
- Masku
- Official website
- www.askainen.fi
- Image
- Askainen school, Masku, Finland.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- native label
- Askainen
- Commons category
- Askainen
- P8168
- 1545 Thernöe
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Turku sub-region
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- 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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