Oripää
Municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Oripää (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌpæː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,264 (31 December 2025)[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 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Oripää | |
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Municipality | |
| Oripään kunta Oripää kommun | |
Oripää Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Oripää in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Oripää | |
| Coordinates: 60°51′20″N 022°41′50″E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa |
| 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 (0.039 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 291st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,264 |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.73/km2 (27.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 90.2% (official) |
| • Others | 9.8% |
| 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 | oripaa |
An agricultural show OKRA is held in Oripää every two years.[4]
History
Oripää 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.[5]
Oripää gained chapel rights in 1778 and became an independent parish in 1901.[6]
