Nagu

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Template:Infobox Finnish former municipality Nagu (Swedish pronunciation: [naːɡʉ]; Finnish: Nauvo, [ˈnɑuʋo]) is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. On 1 January 2012 the name Väståboland was changed to Pargas.

The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,428 (31 December 2008)[1] and covered a land area of 246.88 km2 (95.32 sq mi).[2] The population density was 5.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.0/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (71%) being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.

  • The church of Nagu
    The church of Nagu
  • Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas.
    Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas.
  • Sailboat on the water at Nagu.
    Sailboat on the water at Nagu.

See also

  • Själö (Seili), an island in North-East
  • Vrouw Maria – a shipwreck located in the municipality

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links

Media related to Nagu at Wikimedia Commons

Nagu travel guide from Wikivoyage

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