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City in Pirkanmaa, Finland
| Parkano | |
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| City | |
| Parkanon kaupunki Parkano stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Parkano in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | North Western Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Jari Heiniluoma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 909.67 km (351.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 853.19 km (329.42 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.5 km (22.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 90th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,088 |
| • Rank | 153rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.14/km (18.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3% |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,088 (October 31, 2024) and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 7.14/km (18.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Transport
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.
Districts
- Keskusta
- Kairokoski / Haapanen
- Viinikka
- Kallio
- Pahkala
- Vatunen
- Pentti
- Kissakivi
- Haukkala
Notable people
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- The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Gustaf Wrede af Elimä [fi] (1853-1939)
- Signe Brander (1869–1942)
- Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
- Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
- Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
- Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
- Saija Varjus (born 1965)
- Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
- Toni Rajala (born 1991)
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Parkano – Official website
- Photos Parkano Church
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