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Pirkkala
Birkala | |
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Municipality | |
Pirkkalan kunta Birkala kommun | |
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
Metropolitan area | Tampere metropolitan area |
Charter | 1922 |
Seat | Naistenmatka |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marko Jarva[1] |
Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 81.42 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
• Water | 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) |
• Rank | 304th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[3] | |
• Total | 20,996 |
• Rank | 48th largest in Finland |
• Density | 257.87/km2 (667.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 4.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 19.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.8% |
• 65 or older | 18.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Pirkkala (Finnish: [ˈpirkːɑlɑ]; Swedish: Birkala) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately 21,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 423,000. It is the 48th most populous municipality in Finland.
Pirkkala has an area of 104.04 square kilometres (40.17 sq mi) of which 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 257.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (667.9/sq mi), which makes it the most densely populated municipality in Finland that does not use the title of town or city. Pirkkala is also currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region.[7] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala. The most significant main road in Pirkkala is Tampere Ring Road.