Kinda Municipality
Municipality in Östergötland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kinda Municipality (Kinda kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants.
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Kinda Municipality
Kinda kommun | |
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Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland County |
Seat | Kisa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,301.96 km2 (502.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,129.47 km2 (436.09 sq mi) |
• Water | 172.49 km2 (66.60 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 9,992 |
• Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Östergötland |
Municipal code | 0513 |
Website | www.kinda.se |
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The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of three municipalities called Norra Kinda, Södra Kinda and Västra Kinda (North, South and West Kinda respectively), which had been formed in 1952 from the nine original entities. The name was taken from the old Kinda Hundred.