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Hämeenkyrö

Coordinates: 61°38′N 023°12′E / 61.633°N 23.200°E / 61.633; 23.200
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Hämeenkyrö
Tavastkyro
Municipality
Hämeenkyrön kunta
Tavastkyro kommun
The birth-place of Finnish Nobel laureate F. E. Sillanpää
The birth-place of Finnish Nobel laureate F. E. Sillanpää
Coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö
Coat of arms
Location of Hämeenkyrö in Finland
Location of Hämeenkyrö in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38′N 023°12′E / 61.633°N 23.200°E / 61.633; 23.200
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Government
 • Municipality managerAntero Alenius
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total505.10 km2 (195.02 sq mi)
 • Land463.99 km2 (179.15 sq mi)
 • Water41.34 km2 (15.96 sq mi)
 • Rank187th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total10,335
 • Rank93rd largest in Finland
 • Density22.27/km2 (57.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.9%
 • 15 to 6458.7%
 • 65 or older24.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hameenkyro.fi

Hämeenkyrö (Finnish: [ˈhæmeːnˌkyrø]; Template:Lang-sv) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality has a population of 10,335 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 505.10 square kilometres (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km2 (15.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 22.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.7/sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Hämeenkyrö are Ikaalinen, Nokia, Sastamala and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The drinking horn depicting coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö was designed by Gustaf von Numers and it was confirmed in 1954.[6] After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.[7]

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Hämeenkyrö council, in Hämeenkyrö.[8]

The name Hämeenkyrö comes from Finnish words "Häme" and "kyrö", which together mean a craggy and thicketed area located in the Tavastia region.

Transport

The private coach company OnniBus route Helsinki—Seinäjoki—Vaasa has a stop at Hämeenkyrö.

Distances from Hämeenkyrö

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1980, p. 158. Helsinki: Otava 1979. (in Finnish)
  7. ^ Mitä-Missä-Milloin 1951, p. 129. Helsinki: Otava 1950. (in Finnish)
  8. ^ "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections | News | Yle Uutiset".

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