Hämeenkyrö, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland
🇫🇮 Hämeenkyrö (Tavastkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and is located 36 km (22 mi) from Tampere. The municipality covers an area of 505.10 square km (195.02 sq mi) of which 41.34 km² (15.96 sq mi) is water. The population density is 22.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.6/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. After the wars, the evacuated Karelian population from Otradnoye (Pyhäjärvi) was mostly settled in Hämeenkyrö.
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.
Geography: Distances • Helsinki 220 km • Nokia 30 km • Pori 95 km • Tampere 40 km • Lahti 150 km • Turku 155 km • Vaasa 200 km • Oulu 390 km • Rovaniemi 555 km • Stockholm 375 km • Tallinn 260 km • St. Petersburg 430 km.
Europe/Helsinki/Pirkanmaa
Hämeenkyrö has a population of over 10,316 people. Hämeenkyrö also forms part of the wider Tampere District which has a population of over 385,301 people. It is also a part of the larger Pirkanmaa Region. Hämeenkyrö is situated near Tampere.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Hämeenkyrö has links with:
🇩🇪 Torgau, Germany🇷🇺 Petrozavodsk 61.79
🇨🇦 Yellowknife 62.455
🇺🇸 Knik-Fairview 61.517
🇱🇹 Marijampolė 23.35
🇵🇱 Bielsk Podlaski 23.189
🇵🇱 Krasnystaw 23.167
🇵🇱 Biała Podlaska 23.126
🇧🇬 Blagoevgrad 23.095
Locations Near: Hämeenkyrö 23.2,61.6333
🇫🇮 Tampere 23.757,61.498 d: 33.1
🇫🇮 Seinäjoki 22.841,62.789 d: 129.9
🇫🇮 Satakunta 22,61.333 d: 71.9
🇫🇮 Salò 23.125,60.388 d: 138.6
🇫🇮 Hämeenlinna 24.459,60.997 d: 97.6
🇫🇮 Turku 22.252,60.453 d: 140.8
🇫🇮 Lohja 24.067,60.25 d: 160.8
Antipodal to: Hämeenkyrö -156.8,-61.633
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15293.7
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15078.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14633.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14566.7
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 10967.1
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10857.8
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10841.4
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 10838.7