Tervo
Tervo | |
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Municipality | |
| Tervon kunta Tervo kommun | |
 Kolu canal | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tervo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region |
| Charter | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Olli-Pekka Salminen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 494.30 km2 (190.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 347.75 km2 (134.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 222nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,412 |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.06/km2 (10.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.tervo.fi |
Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,412 (31 December 2023),[2] making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area of 494.30 square kilometres (190.85 sq mi) of which 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, and Vesanto. 30% of its area is covered by water. Summer cottages are as prevalent as households. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Marko Hietala, the bass player for Nightwish, is from Tervo.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Tervo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tervo – Official website
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