Punkalaidun

Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E / 61.1117; 23.1050
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Punkalaidun
Municipality
Punkalaitumen kunta
Punkalaiduns kommun
The Municipal House
The Municipal House
Coat of arms of Punkalaidun
Location of Punkalaidun in Finland
Location of Punkalaidun in Finland
Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E / 61.1117; 23.1050
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionSouth Western Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter1639
Government
 • Municipal managerJyrki Moilanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total364.02 km2 (140.55 sq mi)
 • Land361.1 km2 (139.4 sq mi)
 • Water2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
 • Rank213th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,645
 • Rank228th largest in Finland
 • Density7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.4%
 • 15 to 6451.4%
 • 65 or older36.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.punkalaidun.fi

Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,645 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 364.02 square kilometres (140.55 sq mi) of which 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages[edit]

  • Hakuni
  • Halkivaha
  • Hankuri
  • Haviokoski
  • Jalasjoki
  • Kannisto
  • Kanteenmaa
  • Kivisenoja
  • Kokkola
  • Koskioinen
  • Kostila
  • Kouvola
  • Liitsola
  • Moisio
  • Mäenpää
  • Oriniemi
  • Parrila
  • Sarkkila
  • Suttila
  • Pärnänmaa
  • Talala
  • Teikarla
  • Vanttila

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links[edit]

Media related to Punkalaidun at Wikimedia Commons