Pirkanmaa
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| Basic data | |
| Country: | Finland |
| Municipalities: | 22nd |
| Administrative headquarters: | Tampere |
| Surface: | 14,468.8 km² of which land: 12,446.25 |
| Residents: | 506,735 May 31, 2016 |
| Population density: | 35.0 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166 : | FI-11 |
Pirkanmaa [ ˈpirkɑnmɑː ] ( Swedish Birkaland ) is one of the 19 landscapes in Finland . It is inland and borders on Satakunta , Päijät-Häme , Kanta-Häme , southern Ostrobothnia and Varsinais-Suomi . Historically, the western part of Pirkanmaa belongs to Satakunta, the eastern part to Häme . From 1997 to 2009 Pirkanmaa belonged to the province of Western Finland , before it formed the province of Häme with Kanta-Häme and Päijät-Häme. The administrative center and largest city in the region is Tampere .
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : In the golden shield, the monkshood cut separates the red head of the shield .
Communities
Pirkanmaa includes 22 parishes , eleven of which are cities (in bold). Population figures as of December 31, 2018.
religion
The Holy Cross Church in Tampere is the only Catholic church in the Pirkanmaa area.
Web links
- Website Pirkanmaa (English)
- Statistics on Finland (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tilastokeskus.fi - Finnish Statistics Office (Finnish)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ risti.katolinen.fi
