Pirkkala

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Pirkkala
Municipality
Pirkkalan kunta
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Coat of airms o Pirkkala
Coat airms
Location o Pirkkala in Finland
Location o Pirkkala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650
Kintra Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Chairter1922
Govrenment
 • MayorHelena Rissanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi)
 • Laund81.38 km2 (31.42 sq mi)
 • Water22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Area rank304t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total20,491
 • Rank56t lairgest in Finland
 • Density251.79/km2 (652.1/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Finnish97.5% (offeecial)
 • Swadish0.4%
 • Ithers2.2%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1422.1%
 • 15 tae 6465.9%
 • 65 or aulder12%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.pirkkala.fi

Pirkkala (Swadish: Birkala) is a municipality o Finland.

It is locatit some 10 kilometre (6 mi) sooth-wast frae Tampere in the province o Wastren Finland an is pairt o the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality haes a population o 20,491 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 104.04 square kilometre (40.17 sq mi) o which 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 251.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (652.1/sq mi). Pirkkala is currently the fastest growin municipality in Pirkanmaa region.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is locatit in sooth-wast Pirkkala an is currently the seicont maist important internaitional airport in Finland efter Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

The auld Suur-Pirkkala (Great-Pirkkala) is kent in auld writins frae 14t century, an it occupeed ower hauf o Pirkanmaa region nouadays populatit bi aboot 360,000 inhabitants. Suur-Pirkkala began tae split when new parishes an municipalities wur foondit. In the year 1922 the remainins o Suur-Pirkkala wur split intae Pohjois- an Etelä-Pirkkala (Northren an Soothren). In 1938 the name o Northren Pirkkala wis chyngit tae Nokia an Soothren Pirkkala restored its oreeginal Pirkkala name.

Present-day region o Pirkanmaa is named efter Pirkkala.

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "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.
  5. a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.

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