Oravais
Oravais
Oravais – Oravainen | |
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Former municipality | |
| Oravais kommun Oravaisten kunta | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Oravais in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°18′N 022°22.5′E / 63.300°N 22.3750°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Established | 1859 |
| Consolidated | 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Markku Niskala |
| Area | |
• Total | 277.09 km2 (106.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 203.98 km2 (78.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 73.11 km2 (28.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-10-31) | |
• Total | 2,189 |
| • Density | 10.73/km2 (27.79/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 10.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 80.9% (official) |
| • Others | 8.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 66800 |
Oravais (Finnish: Oravainen) 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) and covered a land area of 203.98 square kilometres (78.76 sq mi). The population density was 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). 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.