Orivesi

Orivesi
Town of Orivesi
Oriveden kaupunki
Orivesi center
Coat of arms
Location of Orivesi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E / 61.6750°N 24.3583°E / 61.6750; 24.3583Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E / 61.6750°N 24.3583°E / 61.6750; 24.3583
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter	1865
Town	1986
Government
• Town manager	Juha Kuusisto
Area (2016-01-01)
• Total	799.63 km2 (308.74 sq mi)
• Land	799.55 km2 (308.71 sq mi)
• Water	160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Area rank	100th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
• Total	9,359
• Rank	109th largest in Finland
• Density	11.71/km2 (30.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	7,001,988,000,000,000,000♠98.8% (official)
• Swedish	6,999,200,000,000,000,000♠0.2%
• Others	7,000,100,000,000,000,000♠1%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	7,001,163,000,000,000,000♠16.3%
• 15 to 64	7,001,619,000,000,000,000♠61.9%
• 65 or older	7,001,218,000,000,000,000♠21.8%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	20%
Website	www.orivesi.fi

Orivesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1865.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 9,359 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 799.63 square kilometres (308.74 sq mi) of which 160.53 km² (61.98 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name Orivesi means literally "stallion water".

The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007.

Orivesi is mostly known for its Oriveden Opisto art school. The town center of Orivesi is located by the lake Längelmävesi.

Orivesi modern church

Belfry of the old wooden church destroyed by a fire

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