Country Finland Town 1986 Area 960.1 km² Region Pirkanmaa | Charter 1865 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Monday 1:07 AM Team Fortuna Hockey | |
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Sub-region Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region Area rank 100th largest in Finland Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Orivesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1865.
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Map of 35300 Orivesi, Finland
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.