Paltamo
Paltamo (Swedish: Paltamo, also Paldamo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,041 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,139.12 square kilometres (439.82 sq mi) of which 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.6/sq mi). There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants.
Paltamo | |
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Municipality | |
| Paltamon kunta Paltamo kommun | |
Paltamo Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Paltamo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°24.5′N 027°50.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Laurikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,139.12 km2 (439.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 918.79 km2 (354.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 85th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 3,041 |
| • Rank | 211th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.31/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.7% |
| • 65 or older | 34% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.paltamo.fi |
It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Paltamo to Kajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) to Oulu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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