Kankaanpää
Sign in to saveKankaanpää () is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the region of Satakunta. Kankaanpää has a population of about inhabitants, which makes it the third largest municipality in the Satakunta region in terms of population, after the city of Pori and the town of Rauma. Pori is located southwest of Kankaanpää.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kankaanpää
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kanakaanpään kirkko, sankarihaudat kesällä.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Military cemetery at church in Kankaanpää
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kankaanpää.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Kankaanpää sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Kankaanpää in Finland
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- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Satakunta
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northern Satakunta
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mika Hatanpää
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
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Kankaanpää () is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the region of Satakunta. Kankaanpää has a population of about inhabitants, which makes it the third largest municipality in the Satakunta region in terms of population, after the city of Pori and the town of Rauma. Pori is located southwest of Kankaanpää.
The coat of arms of Kankaanpää has its theme from the early days of the municipality's settlement, the origin of which is depicted with a golden pine tree in the middle of forest areas. The coat of arms was designed by Carolus Lindberg and was confirmed on 12 October 1951.