Urjala

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Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Urjala in Finland

Coordinates: 61°05′N 023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°E / 61.083; 23.550Country

FinlandRegionPirkanmaaSub-regionSouthern PirkanmaaCharter1868Government

• Municipal managerHannu MaijalaArea

(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 FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,570 • Rank179th largest in Finland • Density9.61/km² (24.9/sq mi)Population by native language

^[3]

• Finnish97.2% (official) • Swedish0.3% • Others2.5%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)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.

Villages

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

Notable individuals

Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
Mimmi Kanervo, one of Finland's first female MPs
Väinö Linna, author (born in Urjala, although he is most often referred to be from Tampere where he lived most of his adult life)
Arvo Lehto, municipal manager for 32 years (1948-1980)

Images

Urjala Church
Halkivaha Church
Halkivaha Church
Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala

References

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