Orimattila
| Orimattila | ||
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| Town | ||
| Orimattilan kaupunki | ||
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Orimattila Church | ||
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 Location of Orimattila in Finland | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1636 | |
| City rights | 1992 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Osmo Pieski | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 814.21 km2 (314.37 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 785.34 km2 (303.22 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 144th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,304 | |
| • Rank | 71st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 20.76/km2 (53.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.5% | |
| • Others | 1.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.orimattila.fi | |
Orimattila is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 16,304 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 814.21 square kilometres (314.37 sq mi) of which 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila on 1 January 2011.[6]
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Orimattila:
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Orimattila is twinned with:
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Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Germany -
Östhammar, Sweden -
Jõgeva, Estonia 
Valka, Latvia[7]
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ↑ "International cooperation". Valka. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External links
Media related to Orimattila at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Orimattila – Official website
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