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Valtimo
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Former municipality
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| Valtimon kunta Valtimo kommun |
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Valtimo Church
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Location of Valtimo in Finland
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| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen sub-region | |
| Charter | 1910 | |
| Consolidated | 2020 | |
| 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
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| • Total | 2,140 | |
| • Density | 2.553/km2 (6.613/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 and covered an area of 838.07 square kilometres (323.58 sq mi), of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) was water. The population density was 2.553/km2 (6.61/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Places in Valtimo
- Pumppuamo
People
- Aki Karvonen (born 1957)
- Jarmo Kärnä (born 1958)
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