Hämeenkyrö

Hämeenkyrön kunta

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Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Pirkanmaa
Administrative community :	Tampere
Geographical location	61 ° 38 ′  N , 23 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 38 ′  N , 23 ° 12 ′  E
Surface:	505.13 km²
of which land area:	463.79 km²
of which inland waterways:	41.34 km²
Residents :	10,510 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	22.7 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	108
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	hameenkyro.fi

Hämeenkyrö [ hæmeːnˌkyrø ] ( Swed. Tavastkyro) is a municipality in the landscape Pirkanmaa in western Finland .

Villages

Haukijärvi, Heinijärvi, Herttuala, Hiironen, Hirvola, Ilottula, Jumesniemi, Järvenkylä, Kalkunmäki, Kierikkala, Komi, Kostula, Kuotila, Kyröspohja, Laitila, Lavajärvi, Lemmakkala, Palko, Pinsila, Pinesi, Pentiala, Myllyly Pukara, Pyöräniemi, Räystö, Sarkkila, Sasi, Sirkkala, Timi, Tokoinen, Tuokkola, Turkkila, Untila, Urjainen, Uskela, Vanaja, Vesajärvi, Äkönmaa

Community partnerships

Hämeenkyrö maintains the following community partnerships :

• Mustvee ( Estonia ), since 1994
• Raja ( Estonia ), since 1996
• Lunéville ( France ), since 1997

Well-known sons and daughters

• Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830–1903), politician
• Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888–1964), writer
• Arvo Tuominen (1894–1981), politician
• Paavo Yrjölä (1902–1980), track and field athlete
• Jussi Selo (* 1985), singer of the band Uniklubi , as well as all other members of the band with the exception of the bass player from Ikaalinen

Web links

Commons : Hämeenkyrö  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hämeenkyrö municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018