Punkalaidun

Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of 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
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
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,719
 • Rank229th largest in Finland
 • Density7.53/km2 (19.5/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 2,719 (31 December 2021)[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 7.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.5/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, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  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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