Place:Oravainen, Vaasa, Finland

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NameOravainen
Alt namesOravais
Oravainensource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates63.3°N 22.417°E
Located inVaasa, Finland
Also located inPohjanmaa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Oravais is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 2,189 (31 October 2010)[1] and covered a land area of .[2] The population density was . The municipality was consolidated with Vörå-Maxmo to form the new municipality of Vörå on 1 January 2011.

The municipality was officially bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (81%) and the minority Finnish (10%). Most of the remaining 9% live in Oravais Reception Centre for Refugees, and speak several other languages.

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