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Parkano
Ceety
Parkano bi nicht
Parkano bi nicht
Coat of airms o Parkano
Coat airms
Location o Parkano in Finland
Location o Parkano in Finland
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250
Kintra Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionLuoteis-Pirkanmaa sub-region
Chairter1867
Govrenment
  Ceety managerJarkko Malmberg
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
  Laund852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi)
  Water57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Area rank90t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
  Total6,236
  Rank151st lairgest in Finland
  Density7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
  Finnish98.3% (offeecial)
  Swadish0.1%
  Ithers1.6%
Population by age
  0 tae 1414.9%
  15 tae 6462.8%
  65 or aulder22.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.parkano.fi

Parkano is a toun an municipality in Finland.

It is locatit 84 kilometre (52 mi) north o Tampere in the province o Wastren Finland, an is pairt o the Pirkanmaa region. The population o Parkano is 6,236 (Februar 28, 2023)[2] an the municipality covers an aurie o 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) o which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland watter (Januar 1, 2018).[1] The population densitie is 7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
  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 Mairch 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.

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Media relatit tae Parkano at Wikimedia Commons

Parkano kirk wis built in 1800 an the bell touer in front o it in 1889. Lichtnin struck the kirk on Midsimmer's Day in 1928, killin fower fowk.