Värmland County
| Värmland County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Historical provinces ( landskap ) : |
Värmland ( Dalarna , Dalsland ) |
| Residence town (residensstad) : | Karlstad |
| Administrative structure: | 16 municipalities |
| District President ( landshövding ) : | Kenneth Johansson |
| Letter (länsbokstav) : | S. |
| SCB code: | 17th |
| Residents : | 282,414 (December 31, 2019) |
| Area : | 21,789.1 km² |
| Population density : | 13 inhabitants / km² |
| Establishment (year): | 1779 |
| Website: | www.s.lst.se |
Coordinates: 59 ° 47 ' N , 13 ° 7' E
Värmlands län is a province ( län ) in Sweden .
geography
The territory of Värmland County accounts for about 4.9% of the area of the Swedish national territory.
population
It accounts for 3.1% of the total population of Sweden.
Parishes and places
Communities
Värmlands län consists of the following 16 municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ):
| local community | Residents |
|---|---|
| Årjäng | 10,070 |
| Arvika | 26,045 |
| Eda | 8,564 |
| Filipstad | 10,644 |
| Forshaga | 11,499 |
| Grums | 9,047 |
| Hagfors | 11.606 |
| Hammaro | 16,568 |
| Karlstad | 93,898 |
| Kil | 12,087 |
| Kristinehamn | 24,255 |
| Munkfors | 3,740 |
| Säffle | 15,455 |
| Storfors | 4.014 |
| Sunne | 13.306 |
| Torsby | 11,616 |
(As of December 31, 2019)
Biggest places
- Karlstad (61,685)
- Kristinehamn (17,839)
- Arvika (14,244)
- Skoghall (13,265)
- Säffle (8,991)
- Kil (7,842)
- Forshaga (6,229)
- Filipstad (6,022)
- Skåre (5,402)
- Hagfors (5,146)
- Grums (5,025)
(Residents as of December 31, 2010)
literature
- Lennart Utgren: Sköna Värmland . Formula Five, Stockholm 2006 ISBN 91-631-8247-5
Web links
Commons : Värmlands län - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
