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Isokyrö (Finnish:[ˈisoˌkyrø]; Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothniaregion, 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 4,357 (31 December 2023)[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 12.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (32/sq mi).
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.[5]
Geography
There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.[6]