Pargas, or Parainen in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 12,024 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 272.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.19 km² is inland water. The population density is 44.27 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
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