Kiihtelysvaara

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Kiihtelysvaara is a former municipality of Finland. [1] On 1 January 2005 it was consolidated, together with Tuupovaara, with the city of Joensuu. [2]

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. [3] The municipality had a population of 2,681 (2003) and covered an area of 530.85 km2 of which 43.76 is water. [4] The population density was 5.1 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. "Pitelemättömät pitäjät". joensuu.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  2. "Tilastokeskus - Kuntaliitokset 1983 - 2007". stat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  3. Itä-Suomen yliopisto (University of Eastern Finland). (2010). Kylä kaupungin laidaksi (A Village on the Edge of the City). journal.fi. URL: https://journal.fi/maaseutututkimus/article/download/143986/91140/329731
  4. Tilastokeskus. (2004). Suomen Pinta-ala Kunnittain 1.1.2004 (Area of Finland by municipality 1.1.2004) and Väkiluku Kunnittain 31.12.2003 (Population by Municipality 31.12.2003)

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