Ypäjä
Ypäjä | |
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Municipality | |
| Ypäjän kunta Ypäjä kommun | |
 Ypäjä Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ypäjä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48.5′N 023°17′E / 60.8083°N 23.283°ECoordinates: 60°48.5′N 023°17′E / 60.8083°N 23.283°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Tavastia Proper |
| Sub-region | Forssa sub-region |
| Charter | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tatu Ujula |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 183.25 km2 (70.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 182.75 km2 (70.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 269th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,311 |
| • Rank | 246th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.65/km2 (32.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.4% |
| • 65 or older | 29.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.ypaja.fi |
Ypäjä is a municipality located in the countryside of South-Western Finland. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of Tavastia Proper. The municipality has a population of 2,311 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 183.25 square kilometres (70.75 sq mi) of which 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river Loimijoki, between the towns of Forssa (23 km to the east from Ypäjä) and Loimaa (15 km to the west). Although officially part of the Forssa region, Ypäjä is often also considered to belong to the Loimaa region as it has traditionally been influenced by both towns. Besides Loimaa, its direct neighbours are Jokioinen, Humppila, Somero and Koski Tl.
The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: 74 kilometres (46 mi) to Turku, 96 km (60 mi) to Tampere, and 132 km (82 mi) to the capital Helsinki.
Ypäjä is probably best known for horses; the municipality e.g. has an Equine College and hosts an annual international riding competition called .
Ypäjä's coat of arms is designed by .
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Ypäjä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ypäjä – Official website (in Finnish)
- Equine College Ypäjä
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