Isokyrö

Isokyrö (Finnish: [ˈisoˌkyrø]; Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 4,395 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.1/sq mi).

Isokyrö
Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta
Storkyro kommun
Isokyrö Church
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms of Isokyrö
Coat of arms
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki sub-region
Charter1785
Government
 • Municipality managerTero Kankaanpää
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi)
 • Land354.20 km2 (136.76 sq mi)
 • Water2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
 • Rank216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total4,395
 • Rank185th largest in Finland
 • Density12.41/km2 (32.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.6%
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.1%
 • 15 to 6455.4%
 • 65 or older28.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.isokyro.fi
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

In the name of the municipality, "iso" means big; "kyrö", on the other hand, is a Tavastian dialect and means a quarry, rocky or rugged terrain for hiding. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.[5]

Geography

There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.[6]

Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.

Localities:

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  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. "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".

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