Parikkala
Parikkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑrikːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region, 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Lappeenranta and 139 kilometres (86 mi) from Joensuu. The town center of Parikkala is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Russian border. The municipality has a population of 4,367 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 760.71 square kilometres (293.71 sq mi) of which 167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.1/sq mi).
Parikkala | |
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Municipality | |
| Parikkalan kunta Parikkala kommun | |
Church of Parikkala | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Parikkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°33′N 029°30′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Imatra sub-region |
| Charter | 1635 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Mervi Pääkkö |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 760.71 km2 (293.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 591.91 km2 (228.54 sq mi) |
| • Water | 167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 141st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,367 |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.38/km2 (19.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.1% |
| • 65 or older | 40.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.parikkala.fi |
Parikkala is located around lake Simpele and it is a part of a countryside rich with hills and chains of ridges. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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