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Parkano is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa region. The population of Parkano is 6,088 (October 31, 2024) and the municipality covers an area of 853.19 km2 (329.42 sq mi) of which 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018). The population density is 7.14/km2 (18.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.




Transport


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




Districts


Keskusta
Kairokoski / Haapanen
Viinikka
Kallio
Pahkala
Vatunen
Pentti
Kissakivi
Haukkala




Notable people



The most famous person to live in Parkano is probably "baron of Parkano", Gustaf Wrede af Elimä (1853-1939)
Signe Brander (1869–1942)
Yrjö Pulkkinen (1875–1945)
Walto Tuomioja (1888–1931)
Kari Asikainen (born 1939)
Kai Suikkanen (born 1959)
Saija Varjus (born 1965)
Johanna Lehtinen (born 1979)
Toni Rajala (born 1991)




References






External links


Media related to Parkano at Wikimedia Commons

Town of Parkano – Official website
Photos Parkano Church

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota di Finlandia
• Parkano
• Ikaalinen
• Parkano railway station
• Municipalities of Pirkanmaa
• Pirkanmaa
• Western Finland Province
• Kurikka
• Bible Belt
• Finnish Main Line
• Regions of Western Finland