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Country
  
Finland

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Monday 3:26 AM

Charter
  
1868

Municipal tax rate
  
21%

Region
  
Pirkanmaa

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Sub-region
  
Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region

Area rank
  
182nd largest in Finland

Weather
  
2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 99% Humidity

Urjala is a municipality of Finland.

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Map of 31760 Urjala, 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) and covers an area of 475.18 square kilometres (183.47 sq mi) of which 30.16 km2 (11.64 sq mi) is water. 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.

Villages

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

Notable individuals

  • Antti Eskola, writer and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tampere
  • Aukusti Uotila, painter
  • Astrid Reponen-Juvas, researcher and soldier
  • Ilmari Saarinen, poet
  • In The Mood, band
  • Johan Hampus Furuhjelm, vice-admiral and explorer
  • Jouko Norén, athlete
  • Kerttu Nurminen, designer and glass artist
  • Mummi Kutoo, band
  • Oskar Uotila, poet and lecturer
  • Väinö Linna, author

    • 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.

    • References

    Urjala Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA