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Kankaanpää

Kankaanpää
Town
Kankaanpään kaupunki
Coat of arms of Kankaanpää
Coat of arms
Location of Kankaanpää in Finland
Location of Kankaanpää in Finland
Coordinates: 61°48′N 022°24′E / 61.800°N 22.400°E / 61.800; 22.400Coordinates: 61°48′N 022°24′E / 61.800°N 22.400°E / 61.800; 22.400
Country  Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Northern Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1865
Market town 1967
Town privileges 1972
Government
 • Town manager Paavo Karttunen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 689.41 km2 (266.18 sq mi)
 • Land 689.57 km2 (266.24 sq mi)
 • Water 15.37 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Area rank 122nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 11,730
 • Rank 88th largest in Finland
 • Density 17.01/km2 (44.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.5%
 • 15 to 64 66.1%
 • 65 or older 18.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20%
Climate Dfc
Website www.kankaanpaa.fi
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