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Urjala | |
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Municipality | |
| Urjalan kunta Urjala kommun | |
 Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Urjala in Finland | |
| Coordinates:61°05′N023°33′E / 61.083°N 23.550°E /61.083; 23.550 | |
| 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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,492 |
| • Rank | 181st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.45/km2 (24.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| 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 (Finnish:[ˈurjɑlɑ];Swedish:Urjala, alsoUrdiala) is amunicipality ofFinland. It is part of thePirkanmaaregion, near the town ofForssa. The municipality has a population of 4,492 (31 December 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] Thepopulation density is 9.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities areAkaa,Forssa,Humppila,Hämeenlinna,Punkalaidun,Sastamala,Tammela, andVesilahti. The city ofTampere is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Urjala.
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
The oldestglassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.
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