Orivesi

For the lake, see Lake 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 (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 960.08 km2 (370.69 sq mi)
 • Land 799.55 km2 (308.71 sq mi)
 • Water 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi)
Area rank 113th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 9,359
 • Rank 105th largest in Finland
 • Density 11.71/km2 (30.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.8% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 1%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 16.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.9%
 • 65 or older 21.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 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)[2] and covers an area of 960.08 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.3/sq mi).

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.

People born in Orivesi

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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