Tuupovaara | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Tuupovaaran kunta Swedish: Tuupovaara kommun |
Settlement Type: | Former town |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Karelia |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1910 |
Area Total Km2: | 661.34 |
Area Land Km2: | 604.79 |
Area Water Km2: | 56.55 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 2217 |
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Demographics1 Info4: | % |
Demographics2 Title1: | 0 to 14 |
Demographics2 Info1: | % |
Demographics2 Title2: | 15 to 64 |
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Demographics2 Title3: | 65 or older |
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Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 60.0708°N 23.6625°W |
Tuupovaara (Kovero until 1913) is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of North Karelia. It was consolidated, together with Kiihtelysvaara, into the 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 on April 27, 1952.