Karlskoga Municipality
Municipality in Örebro County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the locality and municipal seat, see Karlskoga.
Karlskoga Municipality (Karlskoga kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlskoga. Other localities include Valåsen och Labbsand, Kortfors, Linnebäck and Villingsberg.
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Karlskoga Municipality
Karlskoga kommun | |
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Coordinates: 59°20′N 14°31′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Örebro County |
Seat | Karlskoga |
Government | |
• Chairman of the municipal board | Tony Ring (M)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 510.38 km2 (197.06 sq mi) |
• Land | 468.23 km2 (180.78 sq mi) |
• Water | 42.15 km2 (16.27 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[3] | |
• Total | 30,261 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Värmland and Närke |
Municipal code | 1883 |
Website | www.karlskoga.se |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
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Karlskoga was formed as rural municipality when the first Swedish local government acts came into force in 1863. In 1925 the southern part was detached, forming Degerfors Municipality. In 1940 the whole municipality, including its non-urban areas, got the title of a city. These titles were abolished in 1971.