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Isokyrö
Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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)[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 12.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/sq mi).
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Isokyrö
Storkyro | |
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Municipality | |
Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun | |
![]() Isokyrö Church | |
![]() Location of Isokyrö in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Seinäjoki sub-region |
Charter | 1785 |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Tero Kankaanpää |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi) |
• Land | 354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
• Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• 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 |
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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.[4]