Urjala

Urjala (Swedish: Urjala, also Urdiala) is a municipality of Finland.

Urjala
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
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionSouthern Pirkanmaa
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerHannu Maijala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total505.37 km2 (195.12 sq mi)
 • Land475.22 km2 (183.48 sq mi)
 • Water30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi)
Area rank182nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total4,651
 • Rank180th largest in Finland
 • Density9.79/km2 (25.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412.9%
 • 15 to 6454%
 • 65 or older33.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.urjala.fi

It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near Forssa. The municipality has a population of 4,651 (31 March 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 9.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.4/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Annula, Hakkila, Hakolahti, Halkivaha, Harittu, Honkola, Huhti, Kamppari, Kehro, Kokko, Laukeela, Menonen, Nuutajärvi, Perho, Puolimatka, Salmi, Tursa, Urjalankylä, Vahonen, Valajärvi, Velkala, Välkkilä

Notable individuals

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
  • Urjala Church
  • Halkivaha Church
  • Halkivaha Church
  • Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "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.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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