Punkalaidun

Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.

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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 sub-region
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 (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	2,616
• Rank	229th largest in Finland
• Density	7.24/km² (18.8/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 2,616 (31 August 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 7.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.8/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Hakuni
Halkivaha
Hankuri
Haviokoski
Jalasjoki
Kannisto
Kanteenmaa
Kivisenoja
Kokkola
Koskioinen
Kostila
Kouvola
Liitsola
Moisio
Mäenpää
Oriniemi
Parrila
Sarkkila
Suttila
Pärnänmaa
Talala
Teikarla
Vanttila

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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.

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Municipality of Punkalaidun – Official website (in Finnish)
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Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.

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Quick Facts Country, Region ...

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 sub-region
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 (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	2,616
• Rank	229th largest in Finland
• Density	7.24/km² (18.8/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

Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Hakuni
Halkivaha
Hankuri
Haviokoski
Jalasjoki
Kannisto
Kanteenmaa
Kivisenoja
Kokkola
Koskioinen
Kostila
Kouvola
Liitsola
Moisio
Mäenpää
Oriniemi
Parrila
Sarkkila
Suttila
Pärnänmaa
Talala
Teikarla
Vanttila

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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.

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Municipality of Punkalaidun – Official website (in Finnish)
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