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town in the region of Pirkanmaa in Finland

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Nokia is a town located in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. While historically known for its industrial heritage, it is primarily a municipality in central Finland with local significance to the region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Nokian kaupunki
Country
Finland
Located in
Häme Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
35647
Area
59.54
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Ylöjärvi
Official website
www.nokiankaupunki.fi
Image
Nokianvirta 1.jpg
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category of associated people
Category:People from Nokia, Finland
category for people born here
Category:Births in Nokia, Finland
twinned administrative body
Oryol
topic's main category
Category:Nokia, Finland
Commons category
Nokia, Finland
different from
Q1418
native label
Nokia
inception
1922-01-01
associated electoral district
Pirkanmaa
located in the statistical territorial entity
Tampere sub-region
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Encyclopedic overview

Nokia ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnokiɑ]) is a town in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. It lies on the banks of the Nokianvirta, a river of the Kokemäki River watershed, and is situated in the Tampere metropolitan area, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tampere proper. The population of Nokia is approximately 37,000, while the Tampere metropolitan area has a population of approximately 428,000. It is the 33rd most populous municipality in Finland, and the second largest in the Pirkanmaa region after Tampere.

Nokia's neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Pirkkala, Sastamala, Tampere, Vesilahti and Ylöjärvi. The distance to Tampere Airport from Nokia is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) by road around Lake Pyhäjärvi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nokia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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