Arvika Municipality

Arvika Municipality Arvika kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Värmland County
Seat	Arvika
Area[1]
– Total	1,968.55 km2 (760.1 sq mi)
– Land	1,659.43 km2 (640.7 sq mi)
– Water	309.12 km2 (119.4 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
– Total	26,108
– Density	13.3/km2 (34.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland
Municipal code	1784
Website	www.arvika.se

Arvika Municipality (Arvika kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arvika.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities.

Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.

Localities

• Arvika (seat)
• Edane
• Glava
• Gunnarskog
• Jössefors
• Klässbol
• Sulvik
• Åmotfors (partly)

Notable natives

• Kenny Bräck, racing driver
• Per Eklund, rally and rallycross driver
• Tommy Kristoffersson, rallycross and racing driver
• Håkan Hagegård, opera singer

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

• Arvika Municipality - Official site
• Arvika Festival - Official site

Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.65°N 12.583°E / 59.65; 12.583