Punkalaidun
Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.
Punkalaidun | |
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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 (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 2,595 |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.19/km2 (18.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 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 |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,595 (30 June 2025)[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 7.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.6/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
