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Pirkkala
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Pirkkala (Swadish: Birkala) is a municipality o Finland.
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Pirkkala | |
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Municipality | |
Pirkkalan kunta | |
![]() Tampere-Pirkkala Airport | |
![]() Location o Pirkkala in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E | |
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Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
Chairter | 1922 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Helena Rissanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi) |
• Laund | 81.38 km2 (31.42 sq mi) |
• Water | 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) |
Area rank | 304t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 20,491 |
• Rank | 56t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 251.79/km2 (652.1/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 7,001,975,000,000,000,000♠97.5% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 6,999,400,000,000,000,000♠0.4% |
• Ithers | 7,000,220,000,000,000,000♠2.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 7,001,221,000,000,000,000♠22.1% |
• 15 tae 64 | 7,001,659,000,000,000,000♠65.9% |
• 65 or aulder | 7,001,120,000,000,000,000♠12% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.pirkkala.fi |
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It is locatit some 10 kilometre (6 mi) sooth-wast frae Tampere in the province o Wastren Finland an is pairt o the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality haes a population o 20,491 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 104.04 square kilometre (40.17 sq mi) o which 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 251.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (652.1/sq mi). Pirkkala is currently the fastest growin municipality in Pirkanmaa region.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is locatit in sooth-wast Pirkkala an is currently the seicont maist important internaitional airport in Finland efter Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.