Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
Parkano | |
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City | |
Parkanon kaupunki Parkano stad | |
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![]() Location of Parkano in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | North Western Pirkanmaa |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• City manager | Jari Heiniluoma |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi) |
• Land | 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi) |
• Rank | 90th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,285 |
• Rank | 151st largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.38/km2 (19.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 53% |
• 65 or older | 33.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.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.
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.
The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "the baron of Parkano", Gustav Wrede af Elimä. [who?]
Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons
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