Sunne Municipality

Sunne Municipality
Sunne kommun
Municipality
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Sunne
Area[1]
  Total 1,448.25 km2 (559.17 sq mi)
  Land 1,288.11 km2 (497.34 sq mi)
  Water 160.14 km2 (61.83 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
  Total 13,331
  Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1766
Website www.sunne.se

Sunne Municipality (Swedish: Sunne kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Sunne.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town (köping) Sunne (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with Gräsmark and Lysvik.

Localities

Karlstad, which has an international airport, is the nearest large city.

References

  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 59°50′N 13°08′E / 59.833°N 13.133°E / 59.833; 13.133

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