Munkedal

Munkedal, Sweden

Central Munkedal
Munkedal, Sweden
Coordinates: 58°29′N 11°41′E / 58.483°N 11.683°ECoordinates: 58°29′N 11°41′E / 58.483°N 11.683°E
Country Sweden
Province Bohuslän
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Munkedal Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 5.41 km2 (2.09 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 3,718
  Density 687/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Munkedal is a locality and the seat of Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,718 inhabitants in 2010.[1]Joakim Andersson a hockey player for the Detroit Redwings grew up in Munkedal. Olympian Erland Koch was born here.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Erland Koch". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 January 2015.