Tuupovaara
| Tuupovaara | ||
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| Former town | ||
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 Location of Tuupovaara in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°04′15″N 023°39′45″E / 60.07083°N 23.66250°ECoordinates: 60°04′15″N 023°39′45″E / 60.07083°N 23.66250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Founded | 1910 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 661.34 km2 (255.34 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 604.79 km2 (233.51 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 56.55 km2 (21.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 2,217 | |
| • Density | 3.67/km2 (9.5/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Tuupovaara (Kovero until 1913) is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Eastern Finland. It was consolidated, together with Kiihtelysvaara, to municipality of Joensuu on January 1, 2005. The municipality had a population of 2,217 (2004) and covered an area of 661.34 km² of which 56.55 km² is water. The population density was 3.7 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The famous rally driver Ari Vatanen was born in Tuupovaara in the 27th of April 1952.
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