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
Coat of arms of Karlstad
Nickname(s): 
city of the Sun, Sun city
Karlstad is located in Värmland County
Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is located in Sweden
Karlstad
Karlstad
Coordinates: 59°22′42″N 13°30′15″E / 59.37833°N 13.50417°E / 59.37833; 13.50417
Country Sweden
ProvinceVärmland
CountyVärmland County
MunicipalityKarlstad Municipality
Founded byKing Charles IX
Government
 • Chairman of the Executive BoardPer-Samuel Nisser
Area
 • City30.31 km2 (11.70 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2015 (city); 2015 (metro))[1]
 • City61,492
 • Density2,035/km2 (5,270/sq mi)
 • Metro
90,882
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
65x xx
Area code(+46) 54
Websitewww.karlstad.se

References change

  1. 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 change

  Media related to Karlstad at Wikimedia Commons