Isokyrö
Isokyrö
Storkyro | |
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Municipality | |
| Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun | |
 Isokyrö Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Isokyrö in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°ECoordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 | 354.20 km2 (136.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,492 |
| • Rank | 185th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.68/km2 (32.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www.isokyro.fi |
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 4,492 (31 March 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 12.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.8/sq mi). There are 13.000 hectares of cultivated fields.[6]
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.[7]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ http://www.isokyro.fi/?lang=en
- ^ "Anttilan perheessä tarvitaan liikkumiseen viisi autoa". Yle. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Isokyrö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Isokyrö – Official website
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