Tervo
Tervo | |
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Municipality | |
Tervon kunta Tervo kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°ECoordinates: 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) | |
• Total | 494.30 km2 (190.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 347.71 km2 (134.25 sq mi) |
• Water | 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) |
• Rank | 222nd largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,478 |
• Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.25/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Others | 0.9% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate | 21.5% |
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 1,478 (31 December 2021), 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. The population density is 4.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/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.