'''Kankaanpää''' is a municipality of Finland in the region of [[Region:Lounais-Suomi|Lounais-Suomi]]. 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 11,500 inhabitants