Pirkkala
| Pirkkala Birkala |
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| Pirkkalan kunta | ||
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region | |
| Charter | 1922 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Helena Rissanen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[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 | 328th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 18,984 | |
| • Rank | 66th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 233.28/km2 (604.2/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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| 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 province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 18,984 (31 March 2016)[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 233.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (604.2/sq mi). Pirkkala is currently the fastest growing municipality in Pirkanmaa region.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in south-west Pirkkala and is currently the second most important international airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
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History
The old Suur-Pirkkala (Great-Pirkkala) is known in old writings from the 14th century, and it occupied over half of Pirkanmaa region nowadays populated by about 360,000 inhabitants. Suur-Pirkkala began to split when new parishes and municipalities were founded. In the year 1922 the remainings of Suur-Pirkkala were split into Pohjois- and Etelä-Pirkkala (Northern and Southern). In 1938 the name of Northern Pirkkala was changed to Nokia and Southern Pirkkala restored its original Pirkkala name.
Present-day region of Pirkanmaa is named after Pirkkala.
International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Pirkkala is twinned with:
See also
References
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- Municipality of Pirkkala – official site
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