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Parikkala | |
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Municipality | |
| Parikkalan kunta Parikkala kommun | |
 Church of Parikkala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Parikkala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°33′N 029°30′E / 61.550°N 29.500°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Imatra sub-region |
| Charter | 1635 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Mervi Pääkkö |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• 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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,320 |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.1% |
| 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 | 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 4,320 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 760.71 square kilometres (293.71 sq mi) of which 167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi).
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.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.