Kristinehamn Municipality

Kristinehamn Municipality
Kristinehamns kommun
Kristinehamn City Hall
Kristinehamn City Hall
Coat of arms of Kristinehamn Municipality
Coordinates: 59°18′N 14°07′E / 59.300°N 14.117°E / 59.300; 14.117
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatKristinehamn
Area
 • Total1,384.44 km2 (534.54 sq mi)
 • Land753.12 km2 (290.78 sq mi)
 • Water631.32 km2 (243.75 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total23,817
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1781
Websitewww.kristinehamn.se

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

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Kristinehamn was merged with parts of the two dissolved rural municipalities Visnum and Väse.

  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.