- Orimattila
-
Orimattila — Town — Orimattilan kaupunki Orimattila Church
Coat of armsLocation of Orimattila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°48.5′N 025°44′E / 60.8083°N 25.733°ECoordinates: 60°48.5′N 025°44′E / 60.8083°N 25.733°E Country Finland Region Päijänne Tavastia Sub-region Lahti sub-region Charter 1636 City rights 1992 Government - Town manager Martti Heinonen Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 814.21 km2 (314.4 sq mi) - Land 785.34 km2 (303.2 sq mi) - Water 28.87 km2 (11.1 sq mi) Area rank 144th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 16,328 - Rank 71st largest in Finland - Density 20.79/km2 (53.8/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Finnish 98% (official) - Swedish 0.5% - Others 1.5% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 18.7% - 15 to 64 63.8% - 65 or older 17.5% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75% Website www.orimattila.fi Orimattila is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 16,328 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 814.21 square kilometres (314.37 sq mi) of which 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila on 1 January 2011.[6]
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Orimattila:
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet" (in Finnish). Kunnat.net. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. http://www.kunnat.net/k_perussivu.asp?path=1;29;348;4827;50631;137625;163600. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
External links
Media related to Orimattila at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Orimattila – Official website
Municipalities of Päijänne Tavastia Municipalities 
Former municipalities Artjärvi · Heinolan maalaiskuntaPäijänne Tavastia · Finland Categories:- Orimattila
- Cities and towns in Finland
- Municipalities of Päijänne Tavastia Region
- Populated places established in 1636
- Southern Finland geography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
