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 4,528 (31 August 2024)^[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 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi).

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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
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Southern Pirkanmaa
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannu Maijala
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• 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 (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	4,528
• Rank	179th largest in Finland
• Density	9.52/km² (24.7/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	96.6% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.2%
Population by age ^[4]
• 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.

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)

Halkivaha Church
Urjala Church

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
[3]
"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
[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.

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Municipality of Urjala – Official website (in Finnish)

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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
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Southern Pirkanmaa
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannu Maijala
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• 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 (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	4,528
• Rank	179th largest in Finland
• Density	9.52/km² (24.7/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	96.6% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.2%
Population by age ^[4]
• 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.

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)

Halkivaha Church
Urjala Church

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
[3]
"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
[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.

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Municipality of Urjala – Official website (in Finnish)

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