Storfors Municipality

Storfors Municipality (Storfors kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Storfors, which haes approximately 2,500 inhabitants.

Storfors Municipality

Storfors kommun
Coat of airms o Storfors Municipality
Coat airms
KintraSwaden
CoontyVärmland Coonty
SeatStorfors
Area
 • Total472.71 km2 (182.51 sq mi)
 • Laund391.47 km2 (151.15 sq mi)
 • Water81.24 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
 Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total3,948
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1760
Websitewww.storfors.se

The first local govrenment unit namit Storfors wis creatit in 1950 when a mercat toun (köping) bi that name wis detached frae Kroppa. (The rest o Kroppa is syne 1971 in Filipstad Municipality.) In 1967 Ullvättern wis amalgamatit wi Storfors, makkin up the present municipal territory.

Storfors is ane o Swaden's least populatit municipalities. The nearest ceety is Karlstad, approximately 50 kilometres tae the wast.

Several smaw lakes an streams affer fishin opportunities. The kintraside is suitable for ither ootdoor activities an aw, includin walkin an hikin.

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  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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