Honkajoki
Honkajoki is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Kankaanpää on 1 January 2021.
Honkajoki | |
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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 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Ulla Norrbo |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 333.13 km2 (128.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 226th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,605 |
| • Rank | 277th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.85/km2 (12.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.5% |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
| 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 1,605 (31 July 2020)[2] and the municipality covered an area of 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi) of which 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) was inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density was 4.85/km2 (12.6/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Honkajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Honkajoki – Official website
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