Degerfors Municipality

Degerfors Municipality Degerfors kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Örebro County
Seat	Degerfors
Area[1]
- Total	436.15 km2 (168.4 sq mi)
- Land	385.62 km2 (148.9 sq mi)
- Water	50.53 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	9,677
- Density	22.2/km2 (57.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland and Närke
Municipal code	1862
Website	www.degerfors.se

Degerfors Municipality (Degerfors kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Degerfors.

The northern part of the municipality was before 1925 part of Karlskoga Municipality, from which it was detached to form a new entity. It became a market town (köping) in 1943. In 1967 it was amalgamated with a part of the dissolved Svartå Municipality.

Twin towns

Degerfors two twin towns with the year of its establishing:

1. (1985) Oedheim, Germany
2. (1990) Ventspils District, Latvia

See also

• Vindeln Municipality, Västerbotten County, which up until 1969 had the same name

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

External links

• Degerfors Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 59°14′N 14°26′E / 59.233°N 14.433°E / 59.233; 14.433