Valtimo | ||
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Municipality | ||
Valtimon kunta | ||
Valtimo Church
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Location of Valtimo in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E / 63.6800°N 28.817°ECoordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E / 63.6800°N 28.817°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | North Karelia | |
Sub-region | Pielinen sub-region | |
Charter | 1910 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Leena Mustonen | |
Area (2011-01-01) | ||
• Total | 838.10 km2 (323.59 sq mi) | |
• Land | 800.35 km2 (309.02 sq mi) | |
• Water | 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 140th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 2,310 | |
• Rank | 270th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 2.89/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 0.4% | |
Population by age | ||
• 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 | 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 2,310 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 838.10 square kilometres (323.59 sq mi) of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.