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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Ypäjä
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Ypäjän kunta}}<br/>{{lang|sv|Ypäjä kommun}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Ypaja church.jpg
| image_caption = Ypäjä Church
| image_shield = Ypäjä.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Ypäjä sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Ypäjä in Finland
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kanta-Häme]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Forssa sub-region|Forssa]]
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Tatu Ujula
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1876
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|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Official URL}}
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'''Ypäjä''' is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] located in the countryside of south-western [[Finland]]. It belongs to the [[regions of Finland|region]] of [[Kanta-Häme]]. The municipality has a population of {{Formatnum:
{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Ypäjä}}}}
({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}
}})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Ypäjä}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Ypäjä}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water.<ref name="total_area"/> The [[population density]] is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Ypäjä|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

The main population centre of Ypäjä is a small village situated on the river [[Loimijoki]], between the towns of [[Forssa]] (23&nbsp;km to the east from Ypäjä) and [[Loimaa]] (15&nbsp;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: {{convert|74|km}} to [[Turku]], {{convert|96|km|abbr=on}} to [[Tampere]], and {{convert|132|km|abbr=on}} to the capital [[Helsinki]].

Ypäjä is probably best known for [[horse]]s; the municipality e.g. has an Equine College and hosts an annual international [[equestrianism|riding competition]] called [[Finnderby]].

Ypäjä's coat of arms is designed by [[Aukusti Tuhka]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Ypäjä}}
*[https://ypaja.fi/ Municipality of Ypäjä] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
*[https://hevosopisto.fi/en/ Ypäjä Equine College]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Ypäjä
 | N  = [[Loimaa]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
 | NE = [[Humppila]]
 | E  = [[Jokioinen]]
 | S  = [[Somero]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
 | W  = [[Loimaa]] ([[Southwest Finland]])
}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Kanta-Häme]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1876]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in Finland]]


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