Kil Municipality
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Kil Municipality (Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Kil.
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Kil Municipality Kils kommun | |
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Kintra | Swaden |
Coonty | Värmland Coonty |
Seat | Kil |
Area | |
• Total | 406.87 km2 (157.09 sq mi) |
• Laund | 359.73 km2 (138.89 sq mi) |
• Water | 47.14 km2 (18.20 sq mi) |
Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
• Total | 12,134 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Värmland |
Municipal code | 1715 |
Website | www.kil.se |
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The local govrenment reform o 1971 amalgamatit Stora Kil, Järnskog an a pairt o Brunskog, sicweys formin Kil Municipality.
Kil means wedge, crack or seemilar in Swadish, in this case referrin tae a bay (auld Swadish). The name is at least frae the fifteent century, referrin tae a bay bi the sma lake Hyn, whaur the kirk wis constructit. The toun later became the seat o the juridical Kil Hunder, which is kent tae hae existit in 1426.
The wedge is notit in the coat o airms.