Masku

Also known as Masko, Maskun

Masku () 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 just north of Turku, has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Masku
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Maskun kirkko.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Masku Church
Settlement.image_shield: Askainen.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Masku sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Masku in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southwest Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Turku sub-region
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name: Arto Oikarinen
Settlement.blank3_name: Climate
Settlement.blank3_info: Dfb
Settlement.timezone: EET

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Official website

Maskun kunta: Tervetuloa kotiin

Maskun kunta sijaitsee Varsinais-Suomessa, rikkaan luonnon ja hyvien yhteyksien äärellä.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Finland
Official name: Maskun kunta
Country: Finland
Located in: Turku and Pori Province
Official language: Finnish
Population: 9656
Area: 29.19
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Shares border with: Nousiainen
Follows: Askainen
Official website: www.masku.fi
Image: Louhisaari 10.jpg

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associated electoral district: Varsinais-Suomi
Commons category: Masku
topic's main category: Category:Masku
twinned administrative body: Kingisepp
located in the statistical territorial entity: Turku sub-region
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=481
email address: mailto:[email protected]

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 The Swedish name no longer has official status, and is considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland.

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