Hämeenkyrö | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Hämeenkyrön kunta Swedish: Tavastkyro kommun |
Other Name: | Tavastkyro |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 61.6333°N 35°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Pirkanmaa |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Tampere sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipality manager |
Leader Name: | Antero Alenius |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Hämeenkyrö (in Finnish ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø/; Swedish: Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located from Tampere. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNHämeenkyrö}} of which NaNHämeenkyrö}} is water. The population density is NaNHämeenkyrö.
The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954.[1] After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.[2]
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.[3]
The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.
The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.