Askainen
Askainen (Finnish: [ˈɑskɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Villnäs) is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Lemu, it was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.
Askainen
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Former municipality | |
| Askaisten kunta Villnäs kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged into Masku | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Pekka Määttänen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.52 km2 (23.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 61.26 km2 (23.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 411th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 931 |
| • Rank | 414th |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| +0.6% change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 32.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.askainen.fi/ |
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.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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