Honkajoki (''Hongonjoki'' until 1952) is a former municipality of

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. It was merged with the town of

Kankaanpää Kankaanpää () is a town and municipality of Finland. Kankaanpää was founded in 1865, became a township in 1967 and finally a town in 1972. It is located in the crossroads of Hämeenkangas and Pohjankangas ridges. It belongs to the region of S ...

on 1 January 2021. It was located in the

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and was part of the

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

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. The population of Honkajoki was 1,595 (31 December 2020) and the municipality covered an area of of which was inland water (1 January 2018). The population density was . The municipality was unilingually

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References

External links

Municipality of Honkajoki
– Official website Municipalities of Satakunta Populated places established in 1867 Populated places disestablished in 2021 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub