Kyrösjärvi
Encyclopedia
Kyrösjärvi is a lake in Finland
. It is situated in the municipalities of Ikaalinen
, Hämeenkyrö
and Ylöjärvi
(formerly Viljakkala
) in the Pirkanmaa
region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki
basin and it drains trough a chain of lakes
into the lake Kulovesi
in the south.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is situated in the municipalities of Ikaalinen
Ikaalinen
Ikaalinen is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
, Hämeenkyrö
Hämeenkyrö
Hämeenkyrö is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
and Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi
Ylöjärvi is a town and a municipality in Western Finland located west of Tampere.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The population has increased rapidly in recent years, in 1990 it was slightly over 18,000.Ylöjärvi was founded as...
(formerly Viljakkala
Viljakkala
Viljakkala is a former municipality of Finland.It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 2,043 and covered an area of 224.70 km² of which 24.61 km² was water. The population density was 10.2 inhabitants...
) in the Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....
region in western Finland. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki
Kokemäenjoki
The Kokemäenjoki is a river and its drainage basin in southwestern Finland.-Geography:The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the Pirkanmaa region, and flows to the Gulf of Bothnia at Pori in the Satakunta region...
basin and it drains trough a chain of lakes
Chain of Lakes
Chain of Lakes is a common name for a series of lakes linked by waterways. Some of these include:* The Chain of Lakes area in Minneapolis, Minnesota* The village of Chain-O-Lakes, Missouri* Chain of Lakes...
into the lake Kulovesi
Kulovesi
Kulovesi is a lake in Finland. It is situated in the area of the towns Nokia and Sastamala in the Pirkanmaa region. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake Pyhäjärvi drains through the Nokianvirta River into the Lake Kulovesi from the west and the lake Kyrösjärvi through a chain of...
in the south.