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 4,357 (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).

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Isokyrö Storkyro
Municipality
Isokyrön kunta Storkyro kommun
Isokyrö Church
Coat of arms
Location of Isokyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 63°00′N 022°19′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Seinäjoki sub-region
Charter	1785
Government
• Municipality manager	Tero Kankaanpää
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	356.91 km2 (137.80 sq mi)
• Land	354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi)
• Water	2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
• Rank	216th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,357
• Rank	185th largest in Finland
• Density	12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98% (official)
• Swedish	0.7%
• Others	1.3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	16.1%
• 15 to 64	55.4%
• 65 or older	28.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.isokyro.fi

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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. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

According to Traficom, Isokyrö is the most motorized municipality in Finland with 718 cars per thousand inhabitants.^[5]

There are 13,000 hectares (32,000 acres) of cultivated fields.^[6]

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

Localities:

• Tuurala

• 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

• Levänluhta
• Isokyrö railway station
• Tervajoki railway station
• Battle of Napue