It is known as the "capital" of the archipelago of Turku and had been called a town since 1977. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finlandregion. The town had a population of 12,266 (as of 31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 273.18 square kilometres (105.48 sq mi).[1] The population density was 44.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (116/sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with the majority (54%) being Swedish and the minority (45%) Finnish speakers.
The city has many little suburbs around it, including Kirjala and Lielax.
^ ab"Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ ab. Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
External linksedit
Media related to Pargas at Wikimedia Commons
Pargas travel guide from Wikivoyage
Official website – in Swedish and Finnish
March 16, 2024
pargas, former, municipality, pargas, finland, swedish, ˈpɑrːɡɑs, finnish, parainen, pronounced, ˈpɑrɑi, former, town, municipality, south, western, finland, january, 2009, consolidated, with, houtskär, iniö, korpo, nagu, form, municipality, väståboland, since. Pargas Finland Swedish ˈpɑrːɡɑs Finnish Parainen pronounced ˈpɑrɑi nen is a former town and municipality in south western Finland On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Houtskar Inio Korpo and Nagu to form the new municipality of Vastaboland since renamed to Pargas Pargas Pargas ParainenFormer townPargas stad Paraisten kaupunkiCoat of armsLocation of Pargas in FinlandCoordinates 60 18 N 022 18 E 60 300 N 22 300 E 60 300 22 300CountryFinlandRegionSouthwest FinlandSub regionAbolandCharter1948Town privileges1977Consolidated2009Government City managerFolke OhmanArea 1 Total476 73 km2 184 07 sq mi Land273 18 km2 105 48 sq mi Water203 55 km2 78 59 sq mi Population 2008 12 31 2 Total12 266 Density26 km2 67 sq mi Population by native language Finnish45 official Swedish54 official Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST It is known as the capital of the archipelago of Turku and had been called a town since 1977 It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region The town had a population of 12 266 as of 31 December 2008 2 and covered a land area of 273 18 square kilometres 105 48 sq mi 1 The population density was 44 9 inhabitants per square kilometre 116 sq mi The municipality was bilingual with the majority 54 being Swedish and the minority 45 Finnish speakers The city has many little suburbs around it including Kirjala and Lielax View from Airisto harbour StormaloContents 1 International relations 1 1 Twin towns Sister cities 2 References 3 External linksInternational relations editMain article List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland Twin towns Sister cities edit The sister cities of Pargas are nbsp Haninge Sweden nbsp Ulstein Norway nbsp Chudovo Russia nbsp Kardla EstoniaReferences edit a b Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008 PDF in Finnish and Swedish Land Survey of Finland Retrieved 13 April 2010 a b Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008 Population Information System in Finnish and Swedish Population Register Center of Finland Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 20 January 2011 External links edit nbsp Media related to Pargas at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Pargas travel guide from Wikivoyage Official website in Swedish and Finnish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pargas former municipality amp oldid 1176331140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
