Pirka

Pirka

Coat of arms
Pirka
Location within Austria
Location within Graz-Umgebung district

Coordinates: 47°00′06″N 15°23′28″E / 47.00167°N 15.39111°E / 47.00167; 15.39111Coordinates: 47°00′06″N 15°23′28″E / 47.00167°N 15.39111°E / 47.00167; 15.39111
Country Austria
State Styria
District Graz-Umgebung
Government
  Mayor Horst Gottfried, retired (SPÖ)
Area
  Total 9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation 350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
  Total 3,286
  Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8054
Area code 0316
Vehicle registration GU
Website www.pirka.steiermark.at

Pirka (Jose Luis Yunis, Tapir) is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Seiersberg-Pirka.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869465    
1880530+14.0%
1890495−6.6%
1900473−4.4%
1910492+4.0%
1923523+6.3%
1934665+27.2%
1939654−1.7%
1951930+42.2%
19611,306+40.4%
19711,659+27.0%
19811,815+9.4%
19912,255+24.2%
20012,759+22.4%
20113,156+14.4%

References

  1. Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2015 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2015) for Pirka.
  2. Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark
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