Urjala

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Urjala

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Urjalan kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Urjala kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Kortejajarvi.JPG

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Kortejärvi Lake in Urjala

| image_shield = Urjala.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Urjala sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Urjala in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|61|05|N|023|33|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Pirkanmaa

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Southern Pirkanmaa

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Hannu Maijala

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1868

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|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://www.urjala.fi/}}

}}

Urjala ({{IPA|fi|ˈurjɑlɑ|lang}}; {{langx|sv|Urjala}}, also {{lang|sv|Urdiala}}) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, near the town of Forssa. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Urjala}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Urjala}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Urjala}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Urjala|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

Neighbouring municipalities are Akaa, Forssa, Humppila, Hämeenlinna, Punkalaidun, Sastamala, Tammela, and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere is located {{convert|60|km}} north of Urjala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The oldest glassblowing factory in Finland is located in the village of Nuutajärvi, Urjala.

Notable individuals

Images

File:Halkivaha_church.JPG|Halkivaha Church

File:Churchofurjala.jpg|Urjala Church

References

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