Urjala
| Urjala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Urjalan kunta | ||
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Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala | ||
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 Location of Urjala in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°ECoordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Maijala | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 505.38 km2 (195.13 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 475.22 km2 (183.48 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 228th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,968 | |
| • Rank | 183rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.45/km2 (27.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.urjala.fi | |
Urjala is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near Forssa. The municipality has a population of 4,968 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 505.38 square kilometres (195.13 sq mi) of which 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Trivia
- Väinö Linna was born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life.
- The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.
Images
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Urjala Church
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Halkivaha Church
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Halkivaha Church
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Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala
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.
External links
Media related to Urjala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Urjala – Official website
- Urjalafoorumi – A discussion forum concerning Urjala
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