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Valtimo

Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E / 63.6800°N 28.817°E / 63.6800; 28.817
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Valtimo
Former municipality
Valtimon kunta
Valtimo kommun
Valtimo Church
Valtimo Church
Coat of arms of Valtimo
Location of Valtimo in Finland
Location of Valtimo in Finland
Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E / 63.6800°N 28.817°E / 63.6800; 28.817
CountryFinland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionPielinen sub-region
Charter1910
Consolidated2020
Government
 • Municipal managerLeena Mustonen
Area
 • Total838.07 km2 (323.58 sq mi)
 • Land800.35 km2 (309.02 sq mi)
 • Water37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total2,140
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.valtimo.fi

Valtimo (lit.'artery') is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020.

It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 [2] and covered an area of 838.07 square kilometres (323.58 sq mi), of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 2.553/km2 (6.613/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Places in Valtimo

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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