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Tervo

Tervo
Municipality
Tervon kunta
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
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.


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