Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun | |
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 Karlstad Courthouse | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 59°23′N 13°32′E / 59.383°N 13.533°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 |
Karlstad Municipality (Swedish: Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.