Filipstad Municipality
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| Filipstads kommun | |
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| County | Värmland County |
| Province | Värmland and Dalarna |
| Seat | Filipstad |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
60th of 290 1,721.72 km² 1,543.10 km² |
| Population • Total |
200th of 290 10,782 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
247th of 290 6.99 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.filipstad.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007 | |
Filipstad Municipality (Filipstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Filipstad.
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Filipstad was merged with the rural municipalities of Kroppa, Rämmen and Värmlandsberg. A poker player by the name of "feeder" resides here.
[edit] Localities
With at least 200 inhabitants:
- Filipstad, 6,300 inhabitants (seat)
- Lesjöfors, 1,247 inhabitants
- Nykroppa, 1,020 inhabitants
- Persberg, 350 inhabitants
- Nordmark, 250 inhabitants
[edit] External links
- Filipstad Municipality - Official site
- filipstad.ifolkmun.se - Local news site
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