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 4,362 (19 September 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 12.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.9/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
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total4,362
 • Rank185th largest in Finland
 • Density12.32/km2 (31.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98% (official)
 • Swedish0.7%
 • Others1.3%
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. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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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