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Paltamo | |
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Municipality | |
| Paltamon kunta Paltamo kommun | |
 Paltamo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Paltamo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°24.5′N 027°50.5′E / 64.4083°N 27.8417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Ahoniemi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• 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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,994 |
| • Rank | 212th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.26/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| 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 (Swedish: Paltamo, also Paldamo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 2,994 (31 October 2024)[2] 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.[1] The population density is 3.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi). There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants.
It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Paltamo to Kajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) to Oulu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.