Parkano

Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.

Parkano
City
Parkanon kaupunki
Parkano stad
Parkano by night
Coat of arms of Parkano
Location of Parkano in Finland
Location of Parkano in Finland
Coordinates: 62°00.5′N 023°01.5′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionNorth Western Pirkanmaa
Charter1867
Government
  City managerJari Heiniluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total909.67 km2 (351.23 sq mi)
  Land852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi)
  Water57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
  Rank90th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
  Total6,236
  Rank151st largest in Finland
  Density7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish98.3% (official)
  Swedish0.1%
  Others1.6%
Population by age
  0 to 1413.7%
  15 to 6453%
  65 or older33.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.parkano.fi

It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,236 (February 28, 2023)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 852.16 km2 (329.02 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi).

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.

Transport

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

Notable people

The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "the baron of Parkano", Gustav Wrede af Elimä.

References

Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons


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