Country Finland Market town 1967 Area 704.9 km² Region Satakunta | Charter 1865 Town privileges 1972 Local time Friday 1:01 AM | |
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Sub-region Northern Satakunta sub-region Area rank 122nd largest in Finland Weather 1°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 99% Humidity | ||
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 11,700 inhabitants.
Contents
- Map of KankaanpC3A4C3A4 Finland
- History
- Politics
- Education
- Culture
- Weather
- Twin towns Sister cities
- People born in Kankaanp
- References
Map of Kankaanp%C3%A4%C3%A4, Finland
History
First signs of humanity in the area are from the stone age and during the 16th century people started to settle in Kankaanpää area. Oldest houses that area found from the documents of Sweden-Finland are from the 1560 decade.
The oldest passage in the province was from Hämeenkyrö through the ridges to Kauhajoki. In the 17th century it was the most important road between southern Finland and Ostrobothnia. The king of Sweden visited Kankaanpää twice. Gustavus Adolphus travelled from Ilmajoki to Hämeenlinna through Kankaanpää in 1614 and Adolf Fredrik had a rest in Kuninkaanlähde spring to water his horses and to eat in 1752. The spring was named after this event.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kankaanpää:
Education
Kankaanpää offers basic education with 12 elementary schools and a secondary school. There is also a trade school and a polytechnic school which will be abolished in near future. The Artillery School in the Artillery Brigade provides university-level education for all future career artillery officers.
Culture
Kankaanpää town museum is presenting the life in Kankaanpää during the last 100 years.
Weather
The following weather chart is from Niinisalo, a garrison village in Kankaanpää.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kankaanpää is twinned with: