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 1,478 (31 December 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 4.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi).

For people with the surname, see Tervo (surname).
Tervo
Municipality
Tervon kunta
Tervo kommun
Kolu canal
Coat of arms
Location of Tervo in Finland
Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E
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)
 • Rank222nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,478
 • Rank281st largest in Finland
 • Density4.25/km2 (11.0/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

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. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  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.

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