Kisa, Sweden

Kisa is a locality and the seat of Kinda Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,687 inhabitants in 2010.

Kisa
Café Columbia with its emigration museum is right on national road 34, passing through the small town. Kinda municipality's coat of arms is seen on the flags.
Kisa
Kisa
Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityKinda Municipality
Area
  Total4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total3,687
  Density916/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb

Actress Karin Inger Monica Nilsson, who starred as Pippi Longstocking in the 1969 TV series based on the book by Astrid Lindgren, was born here. So was Met-Rx World Strongest Man 1998 winner, Magnus Samuelsson.

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