Municipality:Pargas

Pargas (Parainen)
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The municipality of Pargas in Finland
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Coat of arms
CountryFinland
RegionLounais-Suomi
Number of zones148
Maximum PPH196
Last updated2024-02-17


Pargas (Finnish: Parainen) is a small town in the region of Lounais-Suomi (Southwestern Finland) in Finland. The town has about 15 000 inhabitant and is part of the province Varsinais-Suomi. It was created on January 1, 2009 when the municipalities of Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö were merged into a single municipality.

The municipality has a population of 15,225 (31 January 2019) 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. The population density is 17.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (44.7/sq mi).

The town is bilingual with a majority (57.6%) speaking Swedish as their native language.

Zones[edit]

There are 148 turfzones in Pargas, where 27 are counted as Winner zones, three Water zones, one Nationalpark zone, one Monument zone, seven Holy zones, two Bridge zones, one Castle zone and one Ruin zone.

The most taken zone is SpagettiZone which is located on Köpmansgatan in central Pargas.

Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.

The zones in Pargas are best taken with bicycle and you can rent one here during the summer season Solliden.

Tourist Zones[edit]

Zontyp02.png Winner zones[edit]

Zontyp03.png Water zones[edit]

Zontyp05.png Nationalpark zones[edit]

Zontyp06.png Monument zones[edit]

Zontyp07.png Holy zones[edit]

Zontyp09.png Bridge zones[edit]

Zontyp10.png Castle zones[edit]

Zontyp11.png Ruin zones[edit]

Other zones[edit]

Updated: 2023-02-18

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