Pirkkala
Pirkkala Birkala | ||
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Municipality | ||
Pirkkalan kunta | ||
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport | ||
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Location of Pirkkala in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°ECoordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E | ||
Country |
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Region | Pirkanmaa | |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region | |
Charter | 1922 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Helena Rissanen | |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi) | |
• Land | 81.38 km2 (31.42 sq mi) | |
• Water | 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 304th largest in Finland | |
Population (2018-08-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 19,344 | |
• Rank | 63rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 237.7/km2 (616/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 97.5% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.4% | |
• Others | 2.2% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 22.1% | |
• 15 to 64 | 65.9% | |
• 65 or older | 12% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
Website | www.pirkkala.fi |
Pirkkala (Swedish: Birkala) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west from Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 19,344 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 104.04 square kilometres (40.17 sq mi) of which 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 237.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (616/sq mi). Pirkkala is currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala.
History
The former parish of Suur-Pirkkala (Great Pirkkala) is mentioned in historical writings from the 14th century. It occupied over half of Pirkanmaa, a region nowadays populated by about 360,000 inhabitants. Suur-Pirkkala began to split when new parishes and municipalities were founded. In 1922 the remains of Suur-Pirkkala were split into Pohjois- (Northern) and Etelä-Pirkkala (Southern Pirkkala). In 1938 the name of Northern Pirkkala was changed to Nokia and Southern Pirkkala reverted to its original name.
The present-day region of Pirkanmaa is named after Pirkkala.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pirkkala is twinned with:
See also
References
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ↑ "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 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Networks, town twinning and partnerships" (PDF). City of Solna. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
External links
- Municipality of Pirkkala – official site