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Valtimo

Valtimo
Municipality
Valtimon kunta
Valtimo Church
Valtimo Church
Coat of arms of Valtimo
Coat of arms
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; 28.817Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E / 63.6800°N 28.817°E / 63.6800; 28.817
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.


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