Place:Orivesi, Häme, Finland

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NameOrivesi
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.683°N 24.35°E
Located inHäme, Finland
Also located inPirkanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Holma
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Orivesi is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is . The municipality official language is monolingually Finnish.

Orivesi was founded in 1869.[3] 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. Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is . 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.

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