Parkano
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City in Pirkanmaa, Finland
![Coat of arms of Parkano](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Parkano.vaakuna.svg/68px-Parkano.vaakuna.svg.png)
Coat of arms
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Location of Parkano in Finland
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(2018-01-01)[1]
(2023-12-31)[2]
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Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,123 (December 31, 2023)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 7.18/km2 (18.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Parkanon_kirkko.jpg/250px-Parkanon_kirkko.jpg)
Transport
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.
Districts
- Keskusta
- Kairokoski / Haapanen
- Viinikka
- Kallio
- Pahkala
- Vatunen
- Pentti
- Kissakivi
- Haukkala
Notable people
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Gustaf_Wrede_af_Elim%C3%A4_suojeluskuntapuvussaan.tif/lossy-page1-220px-Gustaf_Wrede_af_Elim%C3%A4_suojeluskuntapuvussaan.tif.jpg)
- The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Gustaf Wrede af Elimä [fi] (1853-1939)
- Signe Brander (1869–1942)
- Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
- Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
- Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
- Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
- Saija Varjus (born 1965)
- Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
- Toni Rajala (born 1991)
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Parkano – Official website
- Photos Parkano Church
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![Coat of arms of Pirkanmaa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg/50px-Pirkanmaa.vaakuna.svg.png)
- Äetsä
- Aitolahti
- Akaa [fi]
- Eräjärvi
- Ikaalisten maalaiskunta [fi]
- Karkku
- Keikyä
- Kiikka
- Kuhmalahti
- Kuorevesi
- Kuru
- Kylmäkoski
- Längelmäki
- Luopioinen
- Mänttä
- Messukylä
- Mouhijärvi
- Pohjaslahti
- Sääksmäki
- Sahalahti
- Suodenniemi
- Suoniemi
- Teisko
- Toijala
- Tottijärvi
- Tyrväntö (part)
- Tyrvää
- Vammala
- Viiala
- Viljakkala
- Vilppula
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