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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 4,481 (31 December 2021)[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 12.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.8/sq mi).

Isokyrö
Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta
Storkyro kommun
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms
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
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,481
 • Rank185th largest in Finland
 • Density12.65/km2 (32.8/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)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
Websitewww.isokyro.fi

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.[6]


Geography


There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.[7]

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

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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, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  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. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö".


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На других языках

[de] Isokyrö

Isokyrö (schwedisch Storkyro) ist eine Gemeinde mit 4471 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020) in der westfinnischen Landschaft Südösterbotten. Sie liegt im Küstenhinterland am Ufer des Flusses Kyrönjoki etwa auf halber Strecke zwischen den Städten Vaasa und Seinäjoki.
- [en] Isokyrö

[ru] Исокюрё

И́сокюрё (фин. Isokyrö), или Сту́ркюро (швед. Storkyro) — община (муниципалитет) в провинции Остроботния. До 2009 года входила в состав губернии Западная Финляндия.


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