Kankaanpää

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Kankaanpää

Total population

12,760

Coordinates61.80°, 22.39°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kankaanpää is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the region of Satakunta. Kankaanpää has a population of about 12,500 inhabitants, which makes it the third largest municipality in the Satakunta region in terms of population, after the city of Pori and the town of Rauma. Pori is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) southwest of Kankaanpää.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.