Lemu

Lemu (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlemu]; Swedish: Lemo) is a former municipality of Finland and an old church parish dating back to the middle ages. Together with Askainen, the municipality was consolidated with Masku on January 1, 2009.

Lemu

Lemu – Lemo
Lemun kunta
Lemo kommun
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku
Merged into MaskuJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerRauli Lumio
Area
 • Total47.25 km2 (18.24 sq mi)
 • Land47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi)
 • Water0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Area rank420th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,548
 • Rank378th
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
 +1.2 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation63.2%
Unemployment rate5.5%
Websitehttp://www.lemu.fi/

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,603 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 47.25 km² (18.24 sq mi) (excluding sea) of which 0.11 km² (0.04 sq mi) is inland water. The population density was 34.01 inhabitants per km² (88/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

See also

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