Kontiolahti
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Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 15,040 and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres of which 230.1 km2 is water. The population density is 18.81 inhabitants per square kilometre. Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ()