Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa

*Pirkanmaan maakunta*
*landskapet Birkaland*
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaan maakunta; landskapet Birkaland
Region
	Coat of arms
	Pirkanmaa on a map of Finland
	Coordinates: 61°42′N 23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°E
Country	Finland
Historical province	Satakunta, Tavastia
Capital	Tampere
Area
• Total	14,469.39 km2 (5,586.66 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	517,666
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-11
NUTS	192
Regional bird	White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Regional fish	Asp (Aspius aspius)
Regional flower	Bird cherry (Prunus padus)
Website	pirkanmaa.fi

Pirkanmaa (Swedish: Birkaland, also known as Tampere Region in government documents^[1]), is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Its total population is the second largest among Finland's regions after Uusimaa.

Historical provinces

The region of Pirkanmaa is made up of 22 municipalities, of which 12 have city status (marked in bold).

North Western Pirkanmaa sub-region:

Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region:

Juupajoki (2,041)
Mänttä-Vilppula (11,306)
Orivesi (9,582)
Ruovesi (4,939)
Virrat (7,453)

Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region:

South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region:

Tampere sub-region:

Kangasala (30,206)
Lempäälä (20,955)
Nokia (32,402)
Pirkkala (18,984)
Pälkäne (3,232)
Tampere (219,624)
Vesilahti (4,414)
Ylöjärvi (31,521)

^ "Welcome to the Tampere Region". Council of Tampere Region. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

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Former regions	Eastern Uusimaa (Itä-Uusimaa)