Karlstad Municipality

Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Karlstad
Area[1]
 • Total 1,571.53 km2 (606.8 sq mi)
 • Land 1,165.25 km2 (449.9 sq mi)
 • Water 406.28 km2 (156.9 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 84,939
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1780
Website www.karlstad.se

Karlstad Municipality (Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.

The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.

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Localities

Notable natives

Sites of interest

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with: [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
  3. ^ http://www.karlstad.se/apps/symfoni/karlstad/karlstad.nsf/$all/9A40A50D6915C543C125743A004A06E6
  4. ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. http://www.jogevalv.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=2,270,452. Retrieved 2011-07-23. 

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Localities in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
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