Punkalaidun

Punkalaitumen kunta

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Pirkanmaa
Administrative community :	Southwest Piranmaa
Geographical location	61 ° 7 '  N , 23 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 7 '  N , 23 ° 6'  E
Surface:	364.04 km²
of which land area:	361.10 km²
of which inland waterways:	2.94 km²
Residents :	2,896 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	8 people / km²
Municipality number :	619
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	punkalaidun.fi

Meetinghouse in Punkalaidun

Punkalaidun ( Swedish Pungalaitio ) is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa countryside in western Finland .

history

Until December 31, 2004 Punkalaidun belonged to the administrative community Pori in the landscape Satakunta on.

Localities

The community includes the towns of Halkivaha, Hankuri, Haviokoski, Jalasjoki, Kannisto, Kanteenmaa, Kivisenoja, Kokkola, Koskioinen, Kostila, Kouvola, Liitsola, Moisio, Mypenpää, Oriniemi, Parrila, Sarkkila, Talala, Teikarla and Vanttarla.

Distances

• Helsinki 155 kilometers
• Pori 69 kilometers
• Tampere 78 kilometers
• Turku 100 kilometers

Community partnerships

Punkalaidun maintains the following community partnerships :

• Gromowo ( Finnish Sakkola ) ( Russia ), since 1994
• Orava ( Estonia ), since 1994

Sons and daughters of the church

• Marjatta Rasi (* 1945), diplomat

Web links

Commons : Punkalaidun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Punkalaidun community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018