Isokyrö

Isokyrö (Finnish: [ˈis̠o̞ˌkyrø̞]; 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 4,504 (31 July 2020)[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 12.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.9/sq mi). There are 13.000 hectares of cultivated fields.[6]

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)
Area rank216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total4,504
 • Rank185th largest in Finland
 • Density12.72/km2 (32.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.6%
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.6%
 • 15 to 6461%
 • 65 or older21.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.25%
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.

Localities

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. http://www.isokyro.fi/?lang=en

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