Tervo

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Tervo
Municipality
Tervon kunta
Tervo kommun
Coat of arms of Tervo
Coat of arms
Location of Tervo in Finland
Location of Tervo in Finland
Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°E / 62.95556; 26.75556Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°E / 62.95556; 26.75556
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionInner Savonia sub-region
Charter1926
Government
 • Municipal managerOlli-Pekka Salminen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total494.30 km2 (190.85 sq mi)
 • Land347.71 km2 (134.25 sq mi)
 • Water146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi)
Area rank222nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total1,495
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 149.2%
 • 15 to 6451.6%
 • 65 or older39.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
Websitewww.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 1,495 (31 March 2021),[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 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/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.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links[]

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