Ypäjä

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fullname=Ypäjä


status=municipality


province=Southern Finland
region=Tavastia Proper
district=Forssa
citymanager=Sinikka Malin
languages=Finnish
arearank=346th
area=183.05
arealand=
poprank=309th
popdate=2004
pop=2,631
popchange=
popdensity=14.4
urbanisation=
unemployment=
website=http://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 2,631 (November 2007) and covers an area of 183.05 km² of which 0.51 km² is water. The population density is 14.4 inhabitants per km². 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, Koski, and Mellilä.

The distances from Ypäjä to the three major cities in southern Finland are relatively short: 74 km to Turku, 96 km to Tampere, and 132 km 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 Finnderby.

External links

* [http://www.ypaja.fi/ Ypäjä] - Official site
* [http://www.hevosopisto.fi/index.phtml?page_id=3001&navi_id=3001&en=1/ Equine College Ypäjä]