Honkajoki

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Honkajoki
Municipality
Honkajoen kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Honkajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°59′35″N 22°15′50″E / 61.99306°N 22.26389°E / 61.99306; 22.26389Coordinates: 61°59′35″N 22°15′50″E / 61.99306°N 22.26389°E / 61.99306; 22.26389
Country Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
  Municipal manager Mauno Mäkiranta
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 333.02 km2 (128.58 sq mi)
  Land 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi)
  Water 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Area rank 270th largest in Finland
Population (2013-08-31)[2]
  Total 1,836
  Rank 296th largest in Finland
  Density 5.54/km2 (14.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 96.5% (official)
  Swedish 0.3%
  Others 3.3%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 13.9%
  15 to 64 64.5%
  65 or older 21.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.25%
Website www.honkajoki.fi

Honkajoki is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population of Honkajoki is 1,836 (31 August 2013)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi) of which 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 5.54 /km2 (14.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  3. "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. 
  4. "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. 
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

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