Pälkäne
| Pälkäne | ||
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| Pälkäneen kunta | ||
| Ruins of the medieval church in Pälkäne
Ruins of the medieval church in Pälkäne
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| Location of Pälkäne in Finland Location of Pälkäne in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Southeast Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Esko Arasalo | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 738.14 km2 (285.00 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 560.49 km2 (216.41 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 168th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,682 | |
| • Rank | 151st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.92/km2 (30.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.palkane.fi | |
Pälkäne is a municipality of Finland.
Pälkäne is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,682 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 738.14 square kilometres (285.00 sq mi) of which 177.65 km2 (68.59 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
From start of year 2007 Palkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne.
The lakes Pälkänevesi and Kukkia and parts of the lakes Mallasvesi and Roine are situated in Pälkäne. Of these Kukkia is situated in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen.
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External links
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- Municipality of Pälkäne – Official website
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