Isokyrö
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Isokyrö (Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, Template:Convert from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area"/> The population density is Template:Convert.
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.Template:Citation needed The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
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Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.
Localities:
Notable people
- 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
See also
References
External links
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- Municipality of Isokyrö – Official website Template:In lang