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Humppila

Coordinates: 60°55.5′N 023°22′E / 60.9250°N 23.367°E / 60.9250; 23.367
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Humppila
Municipality
Humppilan kunta
Humppila kommun
The Humppila church
The Humppila church
Coat of arms of Humppila
Coat of arms
Location of Humppila in Finland
Location of Humppila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°55.5′N 023°22′E / 60.9250°N 23.367°E / 60.9250; 23.367
Country Finland
RegionTavastia Proper
Sub-regionForssa sub-region
Charter1874
Government
 • Municipal managerEsko Tonteri
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total148.61 km2 (57.38 sq mi)
 • Land147.96 km2 (57.13 sq mi)
 • Water0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
 • Rank277th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total2,096
 • Rank252nd largest in Finland
 • Density14.17/km2 (36.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
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 • 0 to 1414.4%
 • 15 to 6456.1%
 • 65 or older29.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.humppila.fi/english/ Edit this at Wikidata
Illustration of woods in Humppila in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

Humppila is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of 2,096 (31 August 2024),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Tavastia Proper in terms of population. It covers an area of 148.61 square kilometres (57.38 sq mi) of which 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.7/sq mi).

The municipality owes the essence of its development to the arrival of the Turku–Toijala railway in 1876. Today, Humppila remains a stop for trains using this line and the once closed railway station has been reopened for passengers. From 1898 until 1974, Humppila was the starting point of the narrow gauge Jokioinen Railway, a 22-kilometre (14 mi) line to the town of Forssa. Today the remaining 15 kilometres (9 mi) of this line make the Jokioinen Museum Railway. There are two significant traffic highways through Humppila municipality: Highway 2 (between Vihti and Pori) and Highway 9 (between Turku and Tampere).

Neighbouring municipalities are Forssa, Jokioinen, Ypäjä, Loimaa, Punkalaidun, and Urjala. The municipality of Humppila is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

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Vitikka, Huhtaa, Humppila, Koivisto, Murto, Taipale, Venäjä, and Myllynkulma

Economy

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Major employers in Humppila are the Humppila municipality, Kenkämaailma (shoe retail), Humppilan Osuuspankki (banking), Iittala Group Humppila Glassworks, and Maviteknik Oy (engineering). Employment structure by trade at the end of 2004 was following: Agriculture and forestry economics 16.3%, industry 22.0%, services 58.5%, unknown 3.2%.

Transport

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Humppila is served by Onnibus route Helsinki—Pori.

Notable individuals

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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