Urjala

Coordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°E / 61.083; 23.550
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Urjala
Municipality
Urjalan kunta
Urjala kommun
Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala
Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala
Coat of arms of Urjala
Location of Urjala in Finland
Location of Urjala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°E / 61.083; 23.550
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionSouthern Pirkanmaa
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerHannu Maijala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total505.37 km2 (195.12 sq mi)
 • Land475.53 km2 (183.60 sq mi)
 • Water30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi)
 • Rank182nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,570
 • Rank179th largest in Finland
 • Density9.61/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others2.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.9%
 • 15 to 6454%
 • 65 or older33.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.urjala.fi

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 4,570 (31 December 2023)[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 9.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.9/sq mi).

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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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Media related to Urjala at Wikimedia Commons