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 | |
| 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) |
| Area rank | 213th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,785 |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.71/km2 (20.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.5% |
| • 65 or older | 28% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% |
| 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 2,785 (31 December 2020)[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 7.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.0/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, and Vanttila.
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
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Media related to Punkalaidun at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Punkalaidun – Official website (in Finnish)
- Villages