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Pirkkala

Pirkkala (; ) is a municipality in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the southwest of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Pirkkala is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pirkkala
Settlement.other_name: Birkala
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Settlement.image_shield: Pirkkala.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Pirkkala sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pirkkala in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pirkanmaa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tampere
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Metropolitan area
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tampere
Settlement.seat: Naistenmatka

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Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Great Pirkkala
South and North Pirkkala
Pirkkala
Sights
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Pirkkala has an area of of which is water. The population density is , which makes it the most densely populated municipality in Finland that does not use the title of town or city. Pirkkala is also currently the fastest-growing municipality in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.