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Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

Parkano
City
Parkanon kaupunki
Parkano stad
Coat of arms
Location of Parkano in Finland
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionNorth Western Pirkanmaa
Charter1867
Government
 • City managerJari Heiniluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
 • Land852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi)
 • Water57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
 • Rank90th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,285
 • Rank151st largest in Finland
 • Density7.38/km2 (19.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.7%
 • 15 to 6453%
 • 65 or older33.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.parkano.fi

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,285 (December 31, 2021)[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, 2018).[1] The population density is 7.38/km2 (19.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.
Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.

Transport


The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.


Notable people


The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "the baron of Parkano", Gustav Wrede af Elimä. [who?]


References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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[de] Parkano

Parkano [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈpɑrkɑnɔ] ist eine Stadt im Westen Finnlands. Sie liegt auf halbem Wege an der VR-Eisenbahnstrecke von Tampere nach Seinäjoki und hat 6352 Einwohner (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Die Ortsfläche beträgt 909,76 km², wobei 57,49 km² davon Wasserflächen sind.
- [en] Parkano

[ru] Паркано

Па́ркано (фин. Parkano) — город в провинции Пирканмаа в Финляндии.


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