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).

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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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,570
• Rank	179th largest in Finland
• Density	9.61/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	2.5%
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

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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)
• Arvo Lehto, municipal manager for 32 years (1948-1980)

• Urjala Church
• Halkivaha Church
• Halkivaha Church
• Lake Kortejärvi in Urjala