Honkajoki

Honkajoki (Finnish: [ˈhoŋkɑˌjoki]; Hongonjoki until 1952)^[3] is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Kankaanpää on 1 January 2021.

Honkajoki
Former municipality
Honkajoen kunta Honkajoki kommun
Honkajoki Church
Coat of arms
Location of Honkajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°59′35″N 22°15′50″E
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter	1867
Consolidated	2021
Area
• Total	333.13 km2 (128.62 sq mi)
• Land	331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi)
• Water	1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	1,595
• Density	20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi)
Population by age [1]
• 0 to 14	13.4%
• 15 to 64	55.4%
• 65 or older	31.2%
Population by native language
• Finnish	96.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate	22.50%[2]
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.honkajoki.fi

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The population of Honkajoki was 1,595 (31 December 2020)^[1] and the municipality covered an area of 331.22 km² (127.88 sq mi) of which 1.8 km² (0.69 sq mi) was inland water (1 January 2018).^[4] The population density was 20.76/km² (53.8/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The wooden tankard called haarikka in the coat of arms of Honkajoki represent local handicrafts, while the star comes from the coat of arms of Satakunta region. The coat of arms was designed by Ahti Hammar and was confirmed in 1952.^[5]

In the 1980s, clot soup and lamb stew potatoes were named Honkajoki's traditional local dishes.^[6]