Isokyrö



Isokyrö (Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 43 km from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2.

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.

Geography
There are 13000 ha of cultivated fields.

Isonkyrö's neighboring municipalities are Ilmajoki, Kauhava, Laihia, Seinäjoki, Vaasa and Vörå.

Localities:
 * Tuurala

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