Parkano

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Parkano
City
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Parkano stad
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Location of Parkano in Finland
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N023°01.5′E / 62.0083°N 23.0250°E / 62.0083; 23.0250
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region North Western Pirkanmaa
Charter 1867
Government
  City managerJari Heiniluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
  Land853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
  Water57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
  Rank 90th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total6,123
  Rank 153rd largest in Finland
  Density7.18/km2 (18.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
   Finnish 96.8% (official)
   Swedish 0.1%
  Others3%
Population by age
[3]
  0 to 1413.7%
  15 to 6453%
  65 or older33.3%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.parkano.fi

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).

Contents

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people. Parkanon kirkko.jpg
Parkano church was built in 1800 and the bell tower in front of it in 1889. Lightning struck the church on Midsummer's Day in 1928, killing four people.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Parkano.

Districts

Notable people

"Parkanon parooni" Gustaf Wrede af Elima suojeluskuntapuvussaan.tif
"Parkanon parooni"

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