Oripää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌpæː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,315 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 117.72 square kilometres (45.45 sq mi) of which 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Oripää | |
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Municipality | |
Oripään kunta Oripää kommun | |
Oripää Church | |
![]() Location of Oripää in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°51′20″N 022°41′50″E / 60.85556°N 22.69722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Asta Suominen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 117.72 km2 (45.45 sq mi) |
• Land | 117.78 km2 (45.48 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
• Rank | 291st largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,315 |
• Rank | 283rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 11.16/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 90.6% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.5% |
• Others | 8.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.9% |
• 65 or older | 27.8% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www.oripaa.fi |
An agricultural show OKRA is held in Oripää every two years.[5]
History
editOripää is named after a nearby hill, Orivuori (literally the "stallion mountain"), which may also have been called Oripää ("stallion head") at some point. As a village, Oripää is first mentioned in 1421. It was a part of the Pöytyä parish, but administratively a part of the Kumogård castle fief (linnalääni/slottslän), i.e. Satakunta. In the 15th century, the bishop of Turku had five leasehold farms in the village.[6]
Oripää gained chapel rights in 1778 and became an independent parish in 1901.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to OKRA". okramaatalous.fi. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 306. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Oripää at Wikimedia Commons
- Oripää travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Oripää – Official website (in Finnish)