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Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
| Punkalaidun | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E / 61.1117; 23.1050 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jyrki Moilanen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 364.02 km (140.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.1 km (139.4 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.95 km (1.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 213th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,612 |
| • Rank | 229th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.23/km (18.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| 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 |
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 2,612 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 364.02 square kilometres (140.55 sq mi) of which 2.95 km (1.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.7/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.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Punkalaidun at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Punkalaidun – Official website (in Finnish)
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