Pirkkala

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Pirkkala Birkala
Municipality
Pirkkalan kunta Birkala kommun
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport
Coat of arms
Location of Pirkkala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°28′N 023°39′E / 61.467°N 23.650°E / 61.467; 23.650
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere sub-region
Metropolitan area	Tampere metropolitan area
Charter	1922
Seat	Naistenmatka
Government
• Mayor	Marko Jarva[1]
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	104.04 km2 (40.17 sq mi)
• Land	81.42 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
• Water	22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
• Rank	304th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[3]
• Total	20,763
• Rank	50th largest in Finland
• Density	255.01/km2 (660.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [4]
• Finnish	95% (official)
• Swedish	0.4%
• Others	4.6%
Population by age [5]
• 0 to 14	19.9%
• 15 to 64	61.8%
• 65 or older	18.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.pirkkala.fi/en/

Pirkkala (Finnish: [ˈpirkːɑlɑ]; Swedish: Birkala) 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 21,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 417,000. It is the 50th most populous municipality in Finland.

Pirkkala has an area of 104.04 square kilometres (40.17 sq mi) of which 22.66 km² (8.75 sq mi) is water.^[2] The population density is 255.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (660.5/sq mi), 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.^[7] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is located in southwest Pirkkala. The most significant main road in Pirkkala is Tampere Ring Road.