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Pirka

Coordinates: 47°00′06″N 15°23′28″E / 47.00167°N 15.39111°E / 47.00167; 15.39111
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Pirka
Main street in Pirka
Main street in Pirka
Coat of arms of Pirka
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Location within Graz-Umgebung district
Pirka is located in Austria
Pirka
Pirka
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°00′06″N 15°23′28″E / 47.00167°N 15.39111°E / 47.00167; 15.39111
CountryAustria
StateStyria
DistrictGraz-Umgebung
Area
 • Total9.43 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,286
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8054
Area code0316
Vehicle registrationGU
Websitewww.pirka.steiermark.at

Pirka (Jose Luis Yunis, Tapir) is a former municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Seiersberg-Pirka.[2]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869465—    
1880530+14.0%
1890495−6.6%
1900473−4.4%
1910492+4.0%
1923523+6.3%
1934665+27.2%
1939654−1.7%
1951930+42.2%
19611,306+40.4%
19711,659+27.0%
19811,815+9.4%
19912,255+24.2%
20012,759+22.4%
20113,156+14.4%

References

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  1. ^ Statistik Austria - Bevölkerung zu Jahresbeginn 2002-2015 nach Gemeinden (Gebietsstand 1.1.2015) for Pirka.
  2. ^ Die neue Gemeindestruktur der Steiermark