Tervo
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).
Tervo | |
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Municipality | |
| Tervon kunta Tervo kommun | |
Kolu canal | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tervo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″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 |
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
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "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.
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