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Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.
Rusko | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruskon kunta Rusko kommun | |
 Sormat office in Rusko | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rusko in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Turku metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.16 km2 (49.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,405 |
| • Rank | 143rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 50.37/km2 (130.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.6% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 19.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | rusko |
It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 6,405 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 50.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (130.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on 1 January 2009.
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Rusko at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Rusko – Official website (in Finnish)
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