Filipstad Municipality

Filipstad Municipality
Filipstads kommun
Coat of arms of Filipstad Municipality
Coordinates: 59°43′N 14°10′E / 59.717°N 14.167°E / 59.717; 14.167
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatFilipstad
Area
 • Total1,711.71 km2 (660.89 sq mi)
 • Land1,534.03 km2 (592.29 sq mi)
 • Water177.68 km2 (68.60 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total10,034
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland and Dalarna
Municipal code1782
Websitewww.filipstad.se

Filipstad Municipality (Filipstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Filipstad.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Filipstad was merged with the rural municipalities of Kroppa, Rämmen and Värmlandsberg.

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.