Editing Pirkkala (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Pirkkala
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Pirkkalan kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Birkala kommun}}
| other_name = Birkala
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Tampere-Pirkkala Airport 1.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = [[Tampere-Pirkkala Airport]]
| image_shield = Pirkkala.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Pirkkala sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Pirkkala in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|61|28|N|023|39|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Pirkanmaa]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tampere sub-region|Tampere]]
| subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan area
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tampere metropolitan area|Tampere]]
| seat = [[Naistenmatka]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Marko Jarva<ref>{{cite web |title=Municipal administration - The Mayor |url=https://www.pirkkala.fi/in-english/municipal-administration/the-mayor/ |website=Pirkkala.fi |access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1922
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|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Pirkkala}}
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|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Url|https://www.pirkkala.fi/en/}}
}}
'''Pirkkala''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈpirkːɑlɑ|lang}}; {{langx|sv|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 {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pirkkala}}round -3}}}}, while the [[Tampere metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kangasala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Lempäälä}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Nokia, Finland}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Orivesi}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pirkkala}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tampere}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vesilahti}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Ylöjärvi}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Pirkkala}}}} most populous [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in Finland.

Pirkkala has an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Pirkkala}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Pirkkala}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Pirkkala|round=2}}|PD/km2}}, 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.<ref>[http://www.tammistoknuutila.fi/kauppakamarilehti/Lehtiarkisto/2005/1_05/pirkkala.html Pirkkala kiihdyttää kasvua, Tampereen kauppakamarilehti 1/2005] (in Finnish)</ref> The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

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