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Isokyrö

Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E / 63.000; 22.317
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Isokyrö
Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta
Storkyro kommun
Isokyrö Church
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms of Isokyrö
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E / 63.000; 22.317
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSeinäjoki sub-region
Charter1785
Government
 • Municipality managerTero Kankaanpää
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi)
 • Land354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi)
 • Water2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
 • Rank216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
4,313
 • Rank185th largest in Finland
 • Density12.18/km2 (31.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.7%
 • Others1.8%
Population by age
 • 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.

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 4,313 (31 October 2024)[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 12.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.5/sq mi).

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.[citation needed] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

Geography

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

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

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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 c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".
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