Degerfors Municipality
Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Degerfors Municipality (Degerfors kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Degerfors.
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Degerfors Municipality
Degerfors kommun | |
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Coordinates: 59°14′N 14°26′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Örebro County |
Seat | Degerfors |
Area | |
• Total | 433.68 km2 (167.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 383.98 km2 (148.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 49.7 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 9,357 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Värmland and Närke |
Municipal code | 1862 |
Website | www.degerfors.se |
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The northern part of the municipality was before 1925 part of Karlskoga Municipality, from which it was detached to form a new entity. It became a market town (köping) in 1943. In 1967 it was amalgamated with a part of the dissolved Svartå Municipality.