Orivesi

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Orivesi is a municipality of Finland.

Orivesi modern church.
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Orivesi modern church.
Bell tower of the old wooden church (destroyed by a fire).
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Bell tower of the old wooden church (destroyed by a fire).

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,839 (2003) and covers an area of 652.13 km² of which 107.44 km² is water. The population density is 16.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


Coordinates: 61°41′N 24°21′E