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Lemu, Finland

Coordinates: 60°34′10″N 21°58′05″E / 60.56944°N 21.96806°E / 60.56944; 21.96806
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Lemu
Lemu – Lemo
Lemun kunta
Lemo kommun
Coat of arms of Lemu
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)
 • 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/

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

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.

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60°34′10″N 21°58′05″E / 60.56944°N 21.96806°E / 60.56944; 21.96806