Tervo | |
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Municipality | |
Tervon kunta Tervo kommun | |
Coordinates: 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)[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 (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,408 |
• Rank | 280th largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.05/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 |
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 1,408 (31 August 2024),[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 4.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/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.