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
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	South Western Pirkanmaa
Charter	1639
Government
• Municipal manager	Jyrki Moilanen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	364.02 km2 (140.55 sq mi)
• Land	361.1 km2 (139.4 sq mi)
• Water	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
• Rank	213th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,609
• Rank	228th largest in Finland
• Density	7.23/km2 (18.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	3.2%
Population by age [3]
• 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

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,609 (31 December 2024)^[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 7.23 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