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Tuupovaara
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.
Category:Former municipalities of Finland Category:Joensuu Category:Populated places disestablished in 2005