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{{Infobox settlement
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|name = Tervola
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'''Tervola''' is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].
'''Tervola''' is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]].


It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Lapland, Finland]]. The municipality has a population of 3,729 ([[2003]]) and covers an area of 1,595.02 [[square kilometre|km²]] of which 31.36 km² is water. The [[population density]] is 2.4 inhabitants per km².
It is located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Lapland, Finland]]. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum:
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({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}
}})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Tervola}}|km2}} of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Tervola}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Tervola|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

Neighbour municipalities are [[Keminmaa]], [[Ranua]], [[Rovaniemi]], [[Simo, Finland|Simo]], [[Tornio]] and [[Ylitornio]].


The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].
The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].


== History ==
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{{Finland-geo-stub}}
Tervola is named after its first Finnish settler, a [[Savonian people|Savonian]] named Olli Paavonpoika Tervonen, mentioned on a tax list from the year 1579. The part of the Kemijoki between [[Paakkola]] and [[Rovaniemi]] was essentially uninhabited before his family's arrival.

The area was originally subordinate to [[Kemi]], becoming a chapel community in 1627 under the name ''Lapinniemi'', while the settlement name ''Tervola'' was first mentioned in 1796. Tervola became an independent parish in 1860.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=455|access-date=October 2, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Tervola}}
*[https://tervola.fi/ Municipality of Tervola] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Tervola
| N = [[Rovaniemi]]
| E = [[Ranua]]
| S = [[Keminmaa]], [[Simo, Finland|Simo]]
| W = [[Tornio]]
| NW = [[Ylitornio]]
}}
{{Lapland}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Tervola| ]]
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[[Category:Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)]]


[[Category:Municipalities of Finland]]
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[[Category:Municipalities of Lapland Region]]


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[[fi:Tervola]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 23 November 2023

Tervola
Municipality
Tervolan kunta
Tervola kommun
Tervola Church
Tervola Church
Coat of arms of Tervola
Coat of arms
Location of Tervola in Finland
Location of Tervola in Finland
Coordinates: 66°05′20″N 024°48′40″E / 66.08889°N 24.81111°E / 66.08889; 24.81111
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionKemi–Tornio
Government
 • Municipal managerMika Simoska
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,592.03 km2 (614.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,559.72 km2 (602.21 sq mi)
 • Water32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
 • Rank41st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,825
 • Rank222nd largest in Finland
 • Density1.81/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.4%
 • 15 to 6454.9%
 • 65 or older29.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitetervola.fi

Tervola is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,825 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,592.03 square kilometres (614.69 sq mi) of which 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Keminmaa, Ranua, Rovaniemi, Simo, Tornio and Ylitornio.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

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Tervola is named after its first Finnish settler, a Savonian named Olli Paavonpoika Tervonen, mentioned on a tax list from the year 1579. The part of the Kemijoki between Paakkola and Rovaniemi was essentially uninhabited before his family's arrival.

The area was originally subordinate to Kemi, becoming a chapel community in 1627 under the name Lapinniemi, while the settlement name Tervola was first mentioned in 1796. Tervola became an independent parish in 1860.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 455. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
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