Valtimo

Valtimo
—  Municipality  —
Valtimon kunta
Valtimo Church

Coat of arms
Location of Valtimo in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Pielinen sub-region
Charter 1910
Government
 • Municipal manager Pentti Kemppinen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 838.10 km2 (323.6 sq mi)
 • Land 800.35 km2 (309 sq mi)
 • Water 37.75 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Area rank 140th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 2,448
 • Rank 270th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.06/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12%
 • 15 to 64 62.1%
 • 65 or older 26%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.25%
Website www.valtimo.fi

Valtimo (literally "artery") is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,448 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 838.10 square kilometres (323.59 sq mi) of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.9 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Places in Valtimo

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External links

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