Urjala
| Urjala | ||
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| Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala
Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala
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| Location of Urjala in Finland Location of Urjala in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,919 | |
| • Rank | 183rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.35/km2 (26.8/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 4,919 (31 March 2016)[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 10.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.8/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Contents
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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Churchofurjala.jpg
Urjala Church
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Lutheran Church Halkivaha.jpg
Halkivaha Church
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Halkivaha church.JPG
Halkivaha Church
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Kortejarvi.jpg
Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala
References
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- Municipality of Urjala – Official website
- Urjalafoorumi – A discussion forum concerning Urjala
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