Merimasku
Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
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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.
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/ |
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.
