Tervo is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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. It is located in the
province
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of
Eastern Finland
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History
On September 1, 1997, the Mikkeli Province, the Kuopio Pr ...
and is part of the
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Kallavesi, ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of (),
making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area of of which 30%, or , is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Keitele,
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
,
Maaninka,
Pielavesi,
Rautalampi
Rautalampi () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ...
,
Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki (; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, southwest of Kuopio.
The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population d ...
, and
Vesanto. Summer cottages are as prevalent as households. The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
See also
*
Finnish regional road 551
References
External links
Municipality of Tervo– Official website
Populated places established in 1926
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