Himanka

Himanka
Former municipality
Himangan kunta
The Apostolic Lutheran Church of Himanka
Coat of arms
Location of Himanka in Finland
Coordinates: 64°03.5′N 023°39′E / 64.0583°N 23.650°E / 64.0583; 23.650Coordinates: 64°03.5′N 023°39′E / 64.0583°N 23.650°E / 64.0583; 23.650
Country	Finland
Region	Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kokkola sub-region
Charter	1868
Consolidated	2010
Government
• Municipal manager	Erkki Hirsimäki
Area
• Total	649.84 km2 (250.90 sq mi)
• Land	254.63 km2 (98.31 sq mi)
• Water	395.21 km2 (152.59 sq mi)
Population (2009-12-31)
• Total	3,023
• Density	11.87/km2 (30.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.himanka.fi

Himanka (Swedish: Himango) is a former municipality of Finland. Himanka was consolidated with the neighboring town of Kalajoki on January 1, 2010.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,123 (31 December 2009) and covered an area of 649.84 square kilometres (250.90 sq mi) of which 395.21 km² (152.59 sq mi) is water. The population density was 11.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The villages of Ainali, Himankakylä, Pahkala, Pernu, Pöntiö, Rautila, Saarenpää, Tomujoki, Torvenkylä, and Hillilä all belonged to the municipality.

The main products of the area include farm products and fox and mink furs. There is also some wood and plastics product design and manufacturing.

The oldest part of the central Himanka is called Raumankari. At the heart of Himanka is the river Lestijoki which empties into the Gulf of Bothnia.