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Honkajoki
Former municipality
Honkajoen kunta
Honkajoki kommun
Honkajoki Church
Honkajoki Church
Coat of arms of Honkajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Honkajoki in Finland
Location of Honkajoki in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1867
Consolidated 2021
Area
 • Total 333.13 km2 (128.62 sq mi)
 • Land 331.22 km2 (127.88 sq mi)
 • Water 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)
 • Total 1,595
 • Density 20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi)
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.4%
 • 15 to 64 55.4%
 • 65 or older 31.2%
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 3.3%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate 22.50%
Climate Dfc
Website www.honkajoki.fi

Honkajoki (Finnish: [ˈhoŋkɑˌjoki]; Hongonjoki until 1952) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Kankaanpää on 1 January 2021.

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) 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). The population density was 20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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