Himanka was consolidated with the neighboring town of Kalajoki on January 1, 2010.

[1] The population density was 11.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.7/sq mi).

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

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.