Tuupovaara

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Tuupovaara

Total population

497

Air quality index

21Good

Coordinates62.49°, 30.62°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tuupovaara 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ari Vatanen

politician and rally driver, Member of the European Parliament, winner of the 1981 World Rally Championship for Drivers

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Sirpa Hannele Ihanus

Finnish-Hungarian sculptor

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Väinö Rouvinen

Finnish printmaker (1932–2025)

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Paavo Toivanen

Finnish physician and professor

Mooses Mentula

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Risto Vaittinen

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.