Karlstad
urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Sweden
Karlstad is a city in Värmland, Sweden. About 58,544 people live there. Karlstad has a University and a Cathedral.
Karlstad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): city of the Sun, Sun city | |
  Karlstad  Karlstad | |
| Coordinates: 59°22′42″N 13°30′15″E / 59.37833°N 13.50417°E | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Karlstad Municipality |
| Founded by | King Charles IX |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the Executive Board | Per-Samuel Nisser |
| Area | |
| • City | 30.31 km2 (11.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2015 (city); 2015 (metro))[1] | |
| • City | 61,492 |
| • Density | 2,035/km2 (5,270/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 90,882 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65x xx |
| Area code | (+46) 54 |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Other websites
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