Karlstad Municipality
Karlstad Municipality (Swedish: Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun | |
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Municipality | |
Karlstad Courthouse | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 59°23′N 13°32′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Karlstad |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of City Executive Board | Per-Samuel Nisser (M) |
| • Deputy Chairs of City Executive Board | Linda Larsson (S) and Maria Frisk (MP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,517.74 km2 (586.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,169.11 km2 (451.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 348.63 km2 (134.61 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
| • Total | 97,233 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1780 |
| Website | www.karlstad.se |
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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