Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaan maakunta Birkalands landskap | |
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![]() Pirkanmaa on a map o Finland | |
Kintra | Finland |
Historical province | Satakunta, Häme |
Govrenment | |
• Regional Mayor | Esa Halme |
Area | |
• Total | 14469.39 km2 (5,586.66 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 477,000 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
NUTS | 192 |
Regional bird | White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
Regional fish | Asp (Aspius aspius) |
Regional flouer | Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) |
Website | pirkanmaa.fi |
Pirkanmaa (Swadish: Birkaland), or the Tampere Region (offeecial Inglis name), is a region o Finland. It borders on the regions o Satakunta, Tavastie Proper, Päijänne Tavastie, Soothren Ostrobothnie an Central Finland.
As the name implies, the ceety o Tampere is the regional centre.
For history, geography an cultur, see Tavastie (historical province) an Satakunta (historical province). |
Main airticle: Municipalities o Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa includes 22 municipalities o which 11 hae ceety status. The ceeties are marked in bauld in the follaein leet.
Alphabetical leet o municipalities in Pirkanmaa:
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Coordinates: 61°42′N 23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°E
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