Karlstad Municipality
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"Karlstad, Sweden" redirects here. For the city, see Karlstad.
Karlstad Municipality (Swedish: Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
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Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun | |
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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)[2] | |
• 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 |
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The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.