Valtimo
| Valtimo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Valtimon kunta | ||
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Valtimo Church | ||
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 Location of Valtimo in Finland | ||
| 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 | Pentti Kemppinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • 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 (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,363 | |
| • Rank | 270th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.95/km2 (7.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 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[5] | 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 2,363 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 838.10 square kilometres (323.59 sq mi) of which 37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Places in Valtimo
- Pumppuamo
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Valtimo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Valtimo – Official website (Finnish)
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