Honkajoki

Honkajoki is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Kankaanpää on 1 January 2021.

Honkajoki
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
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionPohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter1867
Consolidated2021
Government
 • Municipal managerUlla Norrbo
Area
 • Total333.13 km2 (128.62 sq mi)
 • Land331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi)
 • Water1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)
 • Total1,595
 • Density20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi)
Population by age
[1]
 • 0 to 1413.4%
 • 15 to 6455.4%
 • 65 or older31.2%
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others3.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate22.50%[2]
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.honkajoki.fi

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The population of Honkajoki was 1,595 (31 December 2020)[1] and the municipality covered an area of 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) was inland water (1 January 2018).[3] The population density was 20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2020" (PDF). Vero.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Tax Administration. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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