Pirkanmaa
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| Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaan maakunta Birkalands landskap |
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Pirkanmaa on a map of Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°42′N 23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°ECoordinates: 61°42′N 23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Historical province | Satakunta, Tavastia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14,469.39 km2 (5,586.66 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 500,166 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| 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 on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijät-Häme, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and Southwest Finland.
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Historical provinces[edit]
For history, geography and culture, see Tavastia (historical province) and Satakunta (historical province).
Municipalities[edit]
Main article: Municipalities of Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa includes 22 municipalities of which 11 have city status. The cities are marked in bold in the following list.
Alphabetical list of municipalities in Pirkanmaa:
- Akaa (17,129)
- Hämeenkyrö (10,538)
- Ikaalinen (7,353)
- Juupajoki (2,041)
- Kangasala (30,206)
- Kihniö (2,149)
- Lempäälä (20,955)
- Mänttä-Vilppula (11,306)
- Nokia (32,402)
- Orivesi (9,582)
- Pirkkala (18,984)
- Parkano (6,975)
- Punkalaidun (18,139)
- Pälkäne (3,232)
- Ruovesi (4,939)
- Sastamala (24,474)
- Tampere (219,624)
- Urjala (5,242)
- Valkeakoski (21,175)
- Vesilahti (4,414)
- Virrat (7,453)
- Ylöjärvi (31,521)
Politics[edit]
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pirkanmaa:
- National Coalition Party 22.3%
- Social Democratic Party 21.6%
- True Finns 21.1%
- Centre Party 10.4%
- Left Alliance 8.3%
- Green League 8.3%
- Christian Democrats 5.0%
Gallery[edit]
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Visavuori, home and studio of sculptor Emil Wikström in National Romantic style in Sääksmäki
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Mustamakkara with lingonberry jam, traditional meal from Tampere
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Welcome to the Tampere Region". Council of Tampere Region. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
External links[edit]
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