Parkano
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Parkano by night
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 Location of Parkano in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°ECoordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E | ||
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 Finland
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| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Luoteis-Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Jarkko Malmberg | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 852.07 km2 (328.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 90th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,755 | |
| • Rank | 146th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 7.93/km2 (20.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.parkano.fi | |
Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the province of Western Finland, and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,755 (March 31, 2016) 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, 2016). The population density is 7.93/km2 (20.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "the baron of Parkano", Gustav Wrede af Elimä.
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