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Urjala (Finnish: [ˈurjɑlɑ]; Swedish: Urjala, also Urdiala) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near the town of Forssa. The municipality has a population of 4,673 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 505.37 square kilometres (195.12 sq mi) of which 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.5/sq mi).
Urjala | |
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Municipality | |
| Urjalan kunta Urjala kommun | |
 Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Urjala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Maijala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 505.37 km2 (195.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 475.22 km2 (183.48 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 182nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,673 |
| • Rank | 180th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.83/km2 (25.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54% |
| • 65 or older | 33.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.urjala.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Urjala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.
Villages
- Annula
- Hakkila
- Hakolahti, Halkivaha
- Harittu
- Honkola
- Huhti
- Kamppari
- Kehro
- Kokko
- Kolunkulma
- Laukeela
- Menonen
- Nuutajärvi
- Perho
- Puolimatka
- Salmi
- Tursa
- Urjalankylä
- Vahonen
- Valajärvi
- Velkala
- Välkkilä
Notable individuals
- Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
- Mimmi Kanervo, one of Finland's first female MPs
- Väinö Linna, author (born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life)
- Arvo Lehto, municipal manager for 32 years (1948-1980)
Images
Urjala Church
Halkivaha Church
Halkivaha Church
Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Urjala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Urjala – Official website
- Urjalafoorumi – A discussion forum concerning Urjala
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На других языках
[de] Urjala
Urjala (schwedisch: Urdiala) ist eine Gemeinde in der Landschaft Pirkanmaa im Westen Finnlands.- [en] Urjala
[ru] Урьяла
Урьяла (фин. Urjala) — община в провинции Пирканмаа, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 505,38 км², из которых 30,16 км² — вода.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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