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 2,650 (31 December 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 7.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.0/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
  • Vanttila

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "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