Nagu
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| Nagu kommun - Nauvon kunta | |||||
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| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||||
| Sub-region | Åboland | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
247.51 km² 243.85 km² ranked 313th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
1,443 (2004) 5.9 inh./km² - 0.2% ranked 386th |
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| Urbanisation | 33.9% | ||||
| Unemployment | 8.3% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Bo Lindholm | ||||
| Home page | http://www.nagu.fi | ||||
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.
The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,443 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 247.51 km² (excluding sea) of which 3.66 km² is inland water. The population density was 5.92 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual, with the majority being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.
 The church of Nagu |
 Two ferries transport cars between Nagu and Pargas. |
[edit] See also
- Själö (Seili), an island in North-East
- Vrouw Maria - a shipwreck located in the municipality
[edit] External links
Media related to Nagu at Wikimedia Commons- Official website – in Swedish and Finnish, with some English
- Nagu parish – The website of Nagu parish in Swedish
- Nagu IF – The website of Nagu sports association in Swedish
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Coordinates: 60°11′35″N 21°54′25″E / 60.19306°N 21.90694°E
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