Boxholm Municipality
Municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boxholm Municipality (Swedish: Boxholms kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm.
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Boxholm Municipality
Boxholms kommun | |
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Coordinates: 58°12′N 15°03′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland County |
Seat | Boxholm |
Area | |
• Total | 603.87 km2 (233.16 sq mi) |
• Land | 525.77 km2 (203.00 sq mi) |
• Water | 78.1 km2 (30.2 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 5,523 |
• Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Östergötland |
Municipal code | 0560 |
Website | www.boxholm.se |
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The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping) Boxholm (itself instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with Södra Göstring and a parish (Rinna) from the dissolved municipality of Folkunga.