Tervo | ||
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Municipality | ||
Tervon kunta | ||
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Location of Tervo in Finland |
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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 (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 347.75 km2 (134.27 sq mi) | |
• Land | 347.71 km2 (134.25 sq mi) | |
• Water | 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 222nd largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 1,617 | |
• Rank | 283rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 4.65/km2 (12.0/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
• Others | 0.9% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 11.5% | |
• 15 to 64 | 61.4% | |
• 65 or older | 27.1% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 19.75% | |
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 1,617 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 347.75 square kilometres (134.27 sq mi) of which 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki and Vesanto. 30% of area is covered by water. There is summer cottages as much as households.
Marco Hietala, the bass player for Nightwish is from Tervo.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.