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Valtimo | |
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Former municipality | |
| Valtimon kunta Valtimo kommun | |
 Valtimo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Valtimo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| 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 | 2.67/km2 (6.93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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.
Villages
[edit]Prior to its consolidation into Nurmes in 2020, Valtimo consisted of the following villages:
- urban: Valtimon kirkonkylä
- rural: Elomäki, Haapakylä kirkonkylä, Halmejärvi, Hirsikangas, Kalliojärvi, Karhunpää, Koiravaara, Koppelo (Koppelojärvi), Nuolijärvi, Pajukoski, Puukari, Rasimäki, Rumo, Sivakkajoki, Sivakkavaara, Verkkojoki, Ylä-Valtimo
Places in Valtimo
[edit]- Pumppuamo, located in the village of Kalliojärvi
People
[edit]- Aki Karvonen (born 1957)
- Jarmo Kärnä (born 1958)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
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Media related to Valtimo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Valtimo – Official website (in Finnish)
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