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Isokyrö
Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 4,296 (30 June 2025)[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 12.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.4/sq mi).
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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]
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Geography
There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.[5]
Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.
Localities:
Notable people
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- Matti Haapoja (1845–1895), serial killer
- Kustaa Killinen (1849–1922), schoolteacher, writer and politician
- Matti Pohto (1817–1857), bookbinder and book collector
- Eino S. Repo (1919–2002), journalist and politician
- Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist, playwright and lawyer
- Marjo Yli-Kiikka (born 1978), sports shooter
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