Valtimo (lit. 'artery') is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020.
Valtimo | |
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Former municipality | |
Valtimon kunta Valtimo kommun | |
![]() Valtimo Church | |
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![]() Location of Valtimo in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Pielinen sub-region |
Charter | 1910 |
Consolidated | 2020 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Leena Mustonen |
Area | |
• Total | 838.07 km2 (323.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 800.35 km2 (309.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,140 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.valtimo.fi |
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.
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