Parkano
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| Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.025°ECoordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.025°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Pirkanmaa | ||
| Sub-region | Luoteis-Pirkanmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Jarkko Malmberg | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 909.66 km2 (351.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 123rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 6,975 | ||
| • Rank | 149th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 8.19/km2 (21.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Website | www.parkano.fi | ||
Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the province of Western Finland, and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,975 (January 31, 2012)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2011).[1] The population density is 8.19 /km2 (21.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "the baron of Parkano", Gustav Wrede af Elimä.[who?]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Parkano – Official website
- Photos Parkano Church
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