Punkalaidun

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

Punkalaidun
Municipality
Punkalaitumen kunta
Punkalaiduns kommun
The Municipal House
The Municipal House
Coat of arms of Punkalaidun
Coat of arms
Location of Punkalaidun in Finland
Location of Punkalaidun in Finland
Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E
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)
 • Land361.07 km2 (139.41 sq mi)
 • Water2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
 • Rank213th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total2,671
 • Rank229th largest in Finland
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412.4%
 • 15 to 6451.4%
 • 65 or older36.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.punkalaidun.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,671 (28 February 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 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi).

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

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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