Pargas (former municipality)

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Pargas (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈparːɡas]; Finnish: Parainen, pronounced [ˈpɑrɑinen]) is a former town and municipality in south-western Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Nagu to form the new municipality of Väståboland (since renamed to "Pargas").

It is known as the "capital" of the archipelago of Turku and had been called a town since 1977. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The town had a population of 12,266 (as of 31 December 2008)[1] and covered a land area of 273.18 square kilometres (105.48 sq mi).[2] The population density was 44.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (116/sq mi).

The municipality was bilingual, with the majority (54%) being Swedish and the minority (45%) Finnish speakers.

The city has many little suburbs around it, including Kirjala and Lielax.

View from Airisto harbour, Stormälö

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

The sister cities of Pargas are

References

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