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Storkyro

Isokyrö
Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta
Isokyrö Church
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms of Isokyrö
Coat of arms
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E / 63.000; 22.317Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E / 63.000°N 22.317°E / 63.000; 22.317
Country  Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kyrönmaa sub-region
Charter 1785
Government
 • Municipality manager Tero Kankaanpää
Area (2018-01-01)
 • 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 (2017-08-31)
 • Total 4,693
 • Rank 185th largest in Finland
 • Density 13.25/km2 (34.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 17.6%
 • 15 to 64 61%
 • 65 or older 21.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20.25%
Website www.isokyro.fi

Isokyrö (Swedish: Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,693 (31 August 2017) and covers an area of 356.91 square kilometres (137.80 sq mi) of which 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

There are 13.000 hectares of cultivated fields.



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