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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 Kareliaregion. 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
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
- Pumppuamo, located in the village of Kalliojärvi
People
- Aki Karvonen (born 1957)
- Jarmo Kärnä (born 1958)
References
External links
Media related to Valtimo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Valtimo – Official website (in Finnish)
Categories:
- Nurmes
- Populated places established in 1910
- Populated places disestablished in 2020
- Former municipalities of Finland
- Eastern Finland Province geography stubs
