Pargas (; , ) is a former town and municipality in south-western Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Korpo and Nagu to form the new municipality of VästÃÂ¥boland (since renamed to Pargas).
It is known as the "capital" of the archipelago of Turku and had been called a town since 1977. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The town had a population of 12,266 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density was .
The municipality was bilingual, with the majority (54%) being Swedish and the minority (45%) Finnish speakers.
The city has many little suburbs around it, including Kirjala and Lielax.
The sister cities of Pargas are