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Orivesi | |
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Town of Orivesi | |
| Oriveden kaupunki Orivesi stad | |
 Orivesi center | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: "ori" = stallion + "vesi" = water, lake | |
 Location of Orivesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E / 61.6750°N 24.3583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
| Metropolitan area | Tampere metropolitan area |
| Charter | 1869[1] |
| Town | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Juha Kuusisto |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 960.09 km2 (370.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 100th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 8,842 |
| • Rank | 111th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.06/km2 (28.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.3% |
| • 65 or older | 30.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | orivesi |
Orivesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌʋesi]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately 9,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 111th most populous municipality in Finland.
Orivesi has an area of 960.09 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 11.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.6/sq mi). The municipality official language is monolingually Finnish.[7]
Orivesi was founded in 1869.[1] It was municipality until 1986 when it became a city of Finland. The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007.[8] Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is 43 kilometres (27 mi). The town center of Orivesi is located by the Lake Längelmävesi.
Orivesi was the location of the Oriveden Opisto art school which moved to Tampere in 2018.[9]
- ^ a b "Oriveden kaupunki". www.orivesi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "(Luokitusavain: kunta_1_20210101) | Tilastokeskus". www.stat.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Finto: yso-paikat: Orivesi". finto.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Ahlman tarjoaa Oriveden opiston kiinteistöjä kaupungille yhdellä eurolla – "Verottajan käsityksen mukaan kokonaisuuden arvo on 4,3 miljoonaa euroa"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2021-03-23.