Pirkanmaa
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.
Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaan maakunta Birkalands landskap | |
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 Coat airms | |
 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 |
As the name implies, the ceety o Tampere is the regional centre.
Historical provinces
Municipalities
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:
Freemit airtins
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23°43′E / 61.700°N 23.717°E
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