Merimasku
Merimasku | |
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| Merimaskun kunta Merimasku kommun | |
 The Merimasku Church, one of the oldest remaining wooden churches in Finland | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merimasku in Finland (2008). | |
 Interactive map of Merimasku | |
  Merimasku Location within Southwest Finland  Merimasku Location within Finland  Merimasku Location within Europe | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged with Naantali | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Juhani Kylämäkilä |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 50.41 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 417th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,508 |
| • Rank | 382nd |
| • Density | 29.91/km2 (77.48/sq mi) |
| +2.7 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 57.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% |
| Website | https://www.merimasku.fi/ |
Merimasku (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmeriˌmɑsku]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Rymättylä and Velkua, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009.[1] Neighbouring municipalities of Merimasku were Askainen, Lemu, Masku, Naantali, Rymättylä and Velkua.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. Merimasku comprised the northern part of Otava Island and a small portion of the mainland also belonged to the municipality.
The municipality had a population of 1,513 (31 December 2004) and covered an area of 51.12 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.71 km² is inland water.[2] The population density was 30.01 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
References
[edit]- ^ "Naantali merge information". City of Naantali (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Ranking of Finnish municipalities by area" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland (in Finnish - main website has some pages in English). Retrieved 2008-08-17.[dead link]
External links
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Media related to Merimasku at Wikimedia Commons
- https://www.merimasku.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
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