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Punkalaidun | |
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Municipality | |
| Punkalaitumen kunta Punkalaiduns kommun | |
The Municipal House | |
Location of Punkalaidun in Finland | |
![]() Interactive map of Punkalaidun | |
| Coordinates: 61°06.7′N 023°06.3′E / 61.1117°N 23.1050°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jyrki Moilanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,546 |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.05/km2 (18.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| 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 |
Punkalaidun (Swedish: Punkalaidun, also Pungalaitio) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 2,546 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 364.02 square kilometres (140.55 sq mi) of which 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Loimaa, Urjala, and Sastamala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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