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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 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 southwest of Kankaanpää.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kankaanpää
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Kanakaanpään kirkko, sankarihaudat kesällä.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Military cemetery at church in Kankaanpää
Settlement.image_shield
Kankaanpää.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kankaanpää sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kankaanpää in Finland
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe marker
city
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Satakunta
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northern Satakunta
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Mika Hatanpää
Settlement.established_title
Charter

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

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Kankaanpään kaupunki - tervetuloa kaupungin virallisille verkkosivuille. Kankaanpää - äly, taide ja hyvinvointi asuvat meillä.

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Politics
  • Villages
  • Education
  • Culture
  • Food
  • Military
  • Notable people
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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 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 southwest of Kankaanpää.

The coat of arms of Kankaanpää has its theme from the early days of the municipality's settlement, the origin of which is depicted with a golden pine tree in the middle of forest areas. The coat of arms was designed by Carolus Lindberg and was confirmed on 12 October 1951.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kankaanpää” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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