Pirkkala
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| Pirkkala | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Pirkkalan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.65°ECoordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.65°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Pirkanmaa | ||
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1922 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Risto Koivisto | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 104.1 km2 (40.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 81.43 km2 (31.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 22.67 km2 (8.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 16,264 | ||
| - Density | 199.73/km2 (517.3/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] | 19% | ||
| 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 16,264 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 104.1 square kilometres (40.2 sq mi) of which 22.67 km2 (8.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 199.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (517.3 /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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[edit] History
The old Suur-Pirkkala (Great-Pirkkala) is known in old writings from 14th century, and it occupied over half of Pirkanmaa region nowadays populated by about 360,000 habitants. 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.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Pirkkala at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Pirkkala – official site
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