Kil Municipality
| Kil Municipality Kils kommun |
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Värmland County | |
| Seat | Kil | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 409.32 km2 (158.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 360.69 km2 (139.26 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 48.63 km2 (18.78 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 11,721 | |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Värmland | |
| Municipal code | 1715 | |
| Website | www.kil.se | |
Kil Municipality (Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kil.
The local government reform of 1971 amalgamated Stora Kil, Järnskog and a part of Brunskog, thus forming Kil Municipality.
Kil means wedge, crack or similar in Swedish, in this case referring to a bay (old Swedish). The name is at least from the fifteenth century, referring to a bay by the small lake Hyn, where the church was constructed. The town later became the seat of the juridical Kil Hundred, which is known to have existed in 1426.
The wedge is noted in the coat of arms.
Sister cities
↑Jump back a sectionReferences
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2012" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
External links
- Kil Municipality - Official site
- Kil.just.nu
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