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{{Infobox Finnish municipality |
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{{Infobox settlement |
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|name = Pargas |
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|name = Pargas |
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| official_name = {{lang|sv|Pargas stad}}<br/>{{lang|fi|Paraisten kaupunki}} |
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| native_name = {{lang|sv|Pargas}} – {{lang|fi|Parainen}} |
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| settlement_type = Town |
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| image_caption = The city centre of Pargas |
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| map_caption = Location of Pargas in [[Finland]] |
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|image_caption = The city centre of Pargas |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Southwest Finland]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Åboland|Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region]] |
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|image_shield = Nauvo.vaakuna.svg |
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| seat = [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]] |
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| leader_title = [[Town manager]] |
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| leader_name = Patrik Nygrén |
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| established_title = [[Charter]] |
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| established_date = 2009 |
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|subregion = Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region |
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|leader_title = [[Town manager]] |
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|leader_name = Patrik Nygrén |
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|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |
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|established_title = [[Charter]] |
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|established_date = 2009 |
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| website = {{Url|https://www.pargas.fi/en/}} |
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'''Pargas''' ({{ |
'''Pargas''' ({{langx|fi|Parainen}}) is a [[town]] and [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]], in the [[Archipelago Sea]], the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000. The big [[limestone]] mine in [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]] is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural. |
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Pargas is located in [[Åboland]] in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. It was created as Väståboland on January |
Pargas is located in [[Åboland]] in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and is part of the [[Southwest Finland]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009 in [[Southwest Finland]], when the municipalities of [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]], [[Nagu, Finland|Nagu]], [[Korpo]], [[Houtskär]] and [[Iniö]] were merged into a single municipality. |
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The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{ |
The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pargas}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Pargas}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Pargas}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area"/> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Pargas|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. |
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Pargas is a [[bilingual]] municipality with [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]] as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Pargas}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Pargas}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Pargas}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Pargas}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Pargas}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Pargas}}|0}}}} speakers of other languages. |
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==Economy== |
==Economy== |
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Pargas has a large limestone industry, with the industry and [[Nordkalk]] as an important local employer, agriculture employs many in the rural regions of the municipality. Furthermore, the shipping industry is a relevant industry in the region.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/travel/13201-discovering-swedish-speaking-municipalities-pargas.html|title=Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Pargas|website=Helsinkitimes.fi| |
Pargas has a large [[limestone]] industry, with the industry and [[Nordkalk]] as an important local employer, agriculture employs many in the rural regions of the municipality. Furthermore, the shipping industry is a relevant industry in the region.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/travel/13201-discovering-swedish-speaking-municipalities-pargas.html|title=Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Pargas|website=Helsinkitimes.fi|date=22 January 2015 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> The municipality is suffering from high debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=224680|title=Ekonomin högst upp på den väståboländska agendan|website=Svenska.yle.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Archaeological excavations revealed that the [[vikings]] used to travel to the archipelago in the |
Archaeological excavations revealed that the [[vikings]] used to travel to the archipelago in the 9th century.<ref name="auto"/> |
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[[Karin Thomasdotter]] (1610–1697), who served as [[vogt]] in Pargas for over forty years, was one of the longest serving vogts, and also one of only two females to have the position in contemporary Finland.<ref>[http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/kb/artikkeli/3913/ Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland])</ref><ref>Ohlander, Ann-Sofie. ''Tusen svenska kvinnoår'', 2008. Upplaga 3. uppl.</ref> |
[[Karin Thomasdotter]] (1610–1697), who served as [[vogt]] in Pargas for over forty years, was one of the longest serving vogts, and also one of only two females to have the position in contemporary Finland.<ref>[http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/kb/artikkeli/3913/ Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland])</ref><ref>Ohlander, Ann-Sofie. ''Tusen svenska kvinnoår'', 2008. Upplaga 3. uppl.</ref> |
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=== Recent history === |
=== Recent history === |
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On 1 January 2009, [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]], [[Nagu, Finland|Nagu]], [[Korpo]], [[Houtskär]] and [[Iniö]] merged to |
On 1 January 2009, [[Pargas (former municipality)|Pargas]], [[Nagu, Finland|Nagu]], [[Korpo]], [[Houtskär]] and [[Iniö]] merged to form the new municipality of ''Väståboland'' ({{langx|fi|Länsi-Turunmaa}}).<ref name="auto"/> |
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===Name dispute=== |
====Name dispute==== |
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Shortly after the merge people started debating if the |
Shortly after the merge, people started debating if the ''Väståboland'' name was the right name for the merged municipality; those arguing against the ''Väståboland'' name proposed ''Pargas'' as a 'new' name. The former municipalities could not agree on a new name, and Pargas insisted on a change, so the state had to step in and decided that the name would be ''Väståboland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbl.fi/nyheter/2008-06-19/det-blev-vastaboland-stad|title=Det blev Väståboland stad|website=Hbl.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> The debates became heated and a referendum was arranged to decide what name the municipality should have in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastaboland.fi/web/kungorelser/2011/sv_SE/namnomrostning/|title=Folkomröstning angående stadens namn|first=Ch5 Finland|last=Oy|website=Vastaboland.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> The result of the referendum showed that 57,7% of the voters supported ''Pargas'' and 40.1% of voters supported ''Väståboland''. Though the overall majority supported changing the name, there was an overwhelming support for the name ''Väståboland'' in 4 out of 5 of the former municipalities. In [[Iniö]], only 1 voter out of 173 total voted for ''Pargas'', in all four, 62 out of 2060, while in Pargas proper, 74,5% voted for ''Pargas''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastaboland.fi/web/kungorelser/2011/sv_SE/folkomrostning_resultat/|title=Rådgivande kommunal folkomröstning 22.5 - resultat|first=Ch5 Finland|last=Oy|website=Vastaboland.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |
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The municipality council ({{ |
The municipality council ({{langx|sv|"Fullmäktige"}}) decided on 14 June 2011 in favour of the majority population and decided to rename the municipality ''Pargas'' on 1 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbl.fi/lokalt/2011-06-14/vastaboland-blir-pargas|title=Väståboland blir Pargas|website=Hbl.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> The Council considered taking this issue up again for debate and vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=224675|title=Regeringen ändrar på förutsättningen för namnfrågan|website=Svenska.yle.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> The council made a re-vote on 6 September 2011 with 25 votes for ''Pargas'', 17 for ''Väståboland'' and 1 blank vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vastaboland.fi/web/aktuellt/2011/sv_SE/stadens_namn_september/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917223644/http://www.vastaboland.fi/web/aktuellt/2011/sv_SE/stadens_namn_september/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2012|title=Fullmäktige beslöt om stadens namn|first=Ch5 Finland|last=Oy|website=Vastaboland.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |
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===Merge with Kimitoön=== |
====Merge with Kimitoön==== |
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The possibility of merging with [[Kimitoön]] to form a single municipality that would include the entire Åboland archipelago has been discussed since 2007, with interest being reignited by the healthcare reforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=224699|title="Åboländsk storkommun måste diskuteras"|website=Svenska.yle.fi| |
The possibility of merging with [[Kimitoön]] to form a single municipality that would include the entire [[Åboland]] archipelago has been discussed since 2007, with interest being reignited by the healthcare reforms during the [[Sipilä Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenska.yle.fi/nyheter/artikel.php?id=224699|title="Åboländsk storkommun måste diskuteras"|website=Svenska.yle.fi|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |
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==Climate== |
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Pargas has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') closely bordering on an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb''). |
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|location = Pargas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) |
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|metric first = Y |
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|Jan record high C = 7.7 |
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|Feb record high C = 6.7 |
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|Mar record high C = 11.6 |
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|Apr record high C = 15.9 |
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|May record high C = 21.5 |
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|Jun record high C = 25.9 |
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|Jul record high C = 29.2 |
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|Aug record high C = 27.1 |
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|Sep record high C = 22.3 |
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|Oct record high C = 17.0 |
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|Nov record high C = 12.8 |
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|Dec record high C = 9.2 |
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|year record high C = 29.2 |
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|Jan high C = 1.4 |
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|Feb high C = 0.2 |
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|Mar high C = 1.8 |
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|Apr high C = 5.6 |
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|May high C = 10.7 |
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|Jun high C = 15.6 |
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|Jul high C = 19.8 |
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|Aug high C = 19.6 |
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|Sep high C = 15.3 |
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|Oct high C = 9.9 |
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|Nov high C = 5.9 |
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|Dec high C = 3.5 |
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|year high C = |
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|Jan mean C = -0.2 |
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|Feb mean C = -1.4 |
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|Mar mean C = 0.1 |
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|Apr mean C = 3.5 |
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|May mean C = 8.3 |
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|Jun mean C = 13.4 |
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|Jul mean C = 17.6 |
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|Aug mean C = 17.7 |
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|Sep mean C = 13.6 |
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|Oct mean C = 8.5 |
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|Nov mean C = 4.6 |
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|Dec mean C = 2.0 |
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|year mean C = |
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|Jan low C = -1.8 |
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|Feb low C = -3.0 |
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|Mar low C = -1.6 |
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|Apr low C = 1.4 |
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|May low C = 5.8 |
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|Jun low C = 11.1 |
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|Jul low C = 15.4 |
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|Aug low C = 15.7 |
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|Sep low C = 11.9 |
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|Oct low C = 7.0 |
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|Nov low C = 3.2 |
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|Dec low C = 0.5 |
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|year low C = |
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|Jan record low C = -27.6 |
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|Feb record low C = -28.0 |
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|Mar record low C = -21.2 |
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|Apr record low C = -11.4 |
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|May record low C = -1.2 |
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|Jun record low C = 0.8 |
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|Jul record low C = 7.0 |
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|Aug record low C = 7.4 |
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|Sep record low C = 0.6 |
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|Oct record low C = -4.5 |
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|Nov record low C = -9.9 |
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|Dec record low C = -22.4 |
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|year record low C = -28.0 |
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|precipitation colour = green |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 44 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 34 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 32 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 24 |
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|May precipitation mm = 28 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 42 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 47 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 57 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 57 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 66 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 62 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 57 |
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|year precipitation mm = 551 |
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|source 1 = Extreme Weather Watch<ref>[https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/parainen Parainen Weather Records]{{better source needed|date=November 2022}}</ref> |
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|location = Parainen Fagerholm (1991-2020 normals, records 1993-present) |
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|metric first = Yes |
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|single line = Yes |
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|collapsed = Yes |
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|Jan record high C= 8.5 |
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|Feb record high C= 8.9 |
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|Mar record high C= 11.6 |
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|Apr record high C= 20.1 |
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|May record high C= 25.8 |
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|Jun record high C= 28.2 |
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|Jul record high C= 31.7 |
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|Aug record high C= 30.5 |
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|Sep record high C= 24.6 |
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|Oct record high C= 17.0 |
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|Nov record high C= 14.1 |
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|Dec record high C= 9.7 |
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|year record high C= 31.7 |
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|Jan high C = 0.5 |
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|Feb high C = -0.7 |
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|Mar high C = 1.8 |
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|Apr high C = 6.7 |
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|May high C = 12.3 |
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|Jun high C = 17.0 |
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|Jul high C = 20.5 |
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|Aug high C = 19.8 |
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|Sep high C = 15.3 |
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|Oct high C = 9.7 |
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|Nov high C = 5.5 |
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|Dec high C = 2.7 |
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|year high C = 9.3 |
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|Jan mean C = -1.3 |
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|Feb mean C = -2.6 |
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|Mar mean C = -0.6 |
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|Apr mean C = 3.5 |
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|May mean C = 9.1 |
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|Jun mean C = 14.0 |
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|Jul mean C = 17.8 |
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|Aug mean C = 17.4 |
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|Sep mean C = 13.2 |
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|Oct mean C = 8.0 |
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|Nov mean C = 4.0 |
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|Dec mean C = 1.2 |
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|year mean C = 7.0 |
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|Jan low C = -3.6 |
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|Feb low C = -5.2 |
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|Mar low C = -3.5 |
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|Apr low C = 0.8 |
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|May low C = 5.8 |
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|Jun low C = 11.1 |
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|Jul low C = 15.2 |
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|Aug low C = 15.1 |
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|Sep low C = 11.3 |
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|Oct low C = 6.5 |
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|Nov low C = 2.4 |
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|Dec low C = -0.7 |
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|year low C = 4.6 |
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|Jan record low C= -26.8 |
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|Feb record low C= -25.7 |
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|Mar record low C= -20.8 |
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|Apr record low C= -11.3 |
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|May record low C= -1.2 |
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|Jun record low C= 4.2 |
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|Jul record low C= 9.6 |
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|Aug record low C= 8.2 |
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|Sep record low C= 3.5 |
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|Oct record low C= -4.0 |
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|Nov record low C= -12.0 |
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|Dec record low C= -20.3 |
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|year record low C= -26.8 |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 29 October 2024
Pargas
Pargas – Parainen | |
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Town | |
| Pargas stad Paraisten kaupunki | |
 The city centre of Pargas | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pargas in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°18′N 022°18′E / 60.300°N 22.300°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Seat | Pargas |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Patrik Nygrén |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,548.17 km2 (2,142.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 883.98 km2 (341.31 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4,666.46 km2 (1,801.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 88th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,907 |
| • Rank | 75th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 16.86/km2 (43.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 54.1% (official) |
| • Finnish | 41.3% |
| • Others | 4.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Pargas (Finnish: Parainen) is a town and municipality of Finland, in the Archipelago Sea, the biggest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, 50,000. The big limestone mine in Pargas is the base of the main industry and except for the central parts, the municipality is still mostly rural.
Pargas is located in Åboland in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. It was created as Väståboland on 1 January 2009 in Southwest Finland, when the municipalities of Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö were merged into a single municipality.
The municipality has a population of 14,907 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 5,548.17 square kilometres (2,142.16 sq mi) of which 4,666.46 km2 (1,801.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 16.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (43.7/sq mi).
Pargas is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 41% Finnish speakers, 54% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.
Economy
[edit]Pargas has a large limestone industry, with the industry and Nordkalk as an important local employer, agriculture employs many in the rural regions of the municipality. Furthermore, the shipping industry is a relevant industry in the region.[5] The municipality is suffering from high debt.[6]
History
[edit]Archaeological excavations revealed that the vikings used to travel to the archipelago in the 9th century.[5]
Karin Thomasdotter (1610–1697), who served as vogt in Pargas for over forty years, was one of the longest serving vogts, and also one of only two females to have the position in contemporary Finland.[7][8]
Recent history
[edit]On 1 January 2009, Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö merged to form the new municipality of Väståboland (Finnish: Länsi-Turunmaa).[5]
Name dispute
[edit]Shortly after the merge, people started debating if the Väståboland name was the right name for the merged municipality; those arguing against the Väståboland name proposed Pargas as a 'new' name. The former municipalities could not agree on a new name, and Pargas insisted on a change, so the state had to step in and decided that the name would be Väståboland.[9] The debates became heated and a referendum was arranged to decide what name the municipality should have in May 2011.[10] The result of the referendum showed that 57,7% of the voters supported Pargas and 40.1% of voters supported Väståboland. Though the overall majority supported changing the name, there was an overwhelming support for the name Väståboland in 4 out of 5 of the former municipalities. In Iniö, only 1 voter out of 173 total voted for Pargas, in all four, 62 out of 2060, while in Pargas proper, 74,5% voted for Pargas.[11]
The municipality council (Swedish: "Fullmäktige") decided on 14 June 2011 in favour of the majority population and decided to rename the municipality Pargas on 1 January 2012.[12] The Council considered taking this issue up again for debate and vote.[13] The council made a re-vote on 6 September 2011 with 25 votes for Pargas, 17 for Väståboland and 1 blank vote.[14]
Merge with Kimitoön
[edit]The possibility of merging with Kimitoön to form a single municipality that would include the entire Åboland archipelago has been discussed since 2007, with interest being reignited by the healthcare reforms during the Sipilä Cabinet.[15]
Climate
[edit]Pargas has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb).
| Climate data for Pargas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.5 (41.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.6 (−17.7) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44 (1.7) |
34 (1.3) |
32 (1.3) |
24 (0.9) |
28 (1.1) |
42 (1.7) |
47 (1.9) |
57 (2.2) |
57 (2.2) |
66 (2.6) |
62 (2.4) |
57 (2.2) |
551 (21.7) |
| Source: Extreme Weather Watch[16] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Parainen Fagerholm (1991-2020 normals, records 1993-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
−25.7 (−14.3) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56 (2.2) |
39 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
30 (1.2) |
29 (1.1) |
46 (1.8) |
52 (2.0) |
62 (2.4) |
59 (2.3) |
72 (2.8) |
70 (2.8) |
67 (2.6) |
617 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 161 |
| Source 1: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ilmastollinen-vertailukausi | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=100924 | |||||||||||||
International relations
[edit]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]Pargas is twinned with:
Haninge Municipality, Sweden
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Discovering Swedish-speaking municipalities: Pargas". Helsinkitimes.fi. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Ekonomin högst upp på den väståboländska agendan". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland)
- ^ Ohlander, Ann-Sofie. Tusen svenska kvinnoår, 2008. Upplaga 3. uppl.
- ^ "Det blev Väståboland stad". Hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Folkomröstning angående stadens namn". Vastaboland.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Rådgivande kommunal folkomröstning 22.5 - resultat". Vastaboland.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Väståboland blir Pargas". Hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Regeringen ändrar på förutsättningen för namnfrågan". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Oy, Ch5 Finland. "Fullmäktige beslöt om stadens namn". Vastaboland.fi. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""Åboländsk storkommun måste diskuteras"". Svenska.yle.fi. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Parainen Weather Records[better source needed]
External links
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Media related to Pargas at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Pargas – Official website
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