Pirkkala

Pirkkala
Birkala
Municipality
Pirkkalan kunta

Tampere-Pirkkala Airport

Coat of arms

Location of Pirkkala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Tampere sub-region
Charter 1922
Government
  Mayor Helena Rissanen
Area (2016-01-01)[1]
  Total 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
  Land 81.38 km2 (31.42 sq mi)
  Water 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Area rank 304th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 18,984
  Rank 63rd 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 81.43 square kilometres (31.44 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.

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Pirkkala is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Networks, town twinning and partnerships" (PDF). City of Solna. Retrieved 2013-08-04.

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