Punkalaidun
Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.
Punkalaidun | |
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Municipality | |
| Punkalaitumen kunta Punkalaiduns kommun | |
 The Municipal House | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Punkalaidun in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jyrki Moilanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 364.02 km2 (140.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.07 km2 (139.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 213th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,671 |
| • Rank | 229th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Punkalaidun at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Punkalaidun – Official website (in Finnish)
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