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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
Country  Finland
Region South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Seinäjoki sub-region
Charter 1785
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi)
 • Land 354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi)
 • Water 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Area rank 216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 4,357
 • Rank 185th largest in Finland
 • Density 12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.7%
 • Others 1.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.1%
 • 15 to 64 55.4%
 • 65 or older 28.5%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.isokyro.fi
Storkyro 5 verst från kyrkan - Johan Knutson - Finland framställdt i teckningar - 103
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 4,357 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/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. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

Geography

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

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

Localities:

  • Tuurala

Notable people

  • Kustaa Killinen (1849–1922), schoolteacher, writer and politician
  • Matti Pohto (1817–1857), bookbinder and book collector
  • Eino S. Repo (1919–2002), journalist and politician
  • Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist, playwright and lawyer
  • Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 1978), sports shooter
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