Isokyrö Explained

Isokyrö
Official Name:Finnish: Isokyrön kunta
Swedish: Storkyro kommun
Other Name:Storkyro
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:63°N 41°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Ostrobothnia
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Seinäjoki sub-region
Leader Title:Municipality manager
Leader Name:Tero Kankaanpää
Established Title:Charter
Established Date:1785
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00
Website:www.isokyro.fi

Isokyrö (in Finnish ˈisoˌkyrø/; Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNIsokyrö}} of which NaNIsokyrö}} is water. The population density is NaNIsokyrö.

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.[1]

Geography

There are of cultivated fields.[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa. Yle. 10 February 2020. 1 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Tervetuloa Isoonkyröön! - Isokyrö.