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Orimattila

Orimattila
Town
Orimattilan kaupunki
Orimattila Church
Orimattila Church
Coat of arms of Orimattila
Coat of arms
Location of Orimattila in Finland
Location of Orimattila in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1636
City rights 1992
Government
 • Town manager Osmo Pieski
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 785.14 km2 (303.14 sq mi)
 • Land 785.34 km2 (303.22 sq mi)
 • Water 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi)
Area rank 105th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 16,279
 • Rank 72nd largest in Finland
 • Density 20.73/km2 (53.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98% (official)
 • Swedish 0.5%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age
 • 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 19.75%
Climate Dfc
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 16,279 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 785.14 square kilometres (303.14 sq mi) of which 28.87 km2 (11.15 sq mi) is water. The population density is 20.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Artjärvi was consolidated with Orimattila on 1 January 2011.

The following sports clubs are located in Orimattila:

Orimattila is twinned with:



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