Urjala
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) and covers an area of 505.37 square kilometres (195.12 sq mi) of which 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.9/sq mi).
Urjala | |
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Municipality | |
| Urjalan kunta Urjala kommun | |
Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala | |
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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) | |
| • Total | 505.37 km2 (195.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 475.53 km2 (183.60 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 182nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,570 |
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.61/km2 (24.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| 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) |
| 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.
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