Kinda Municipality
| Kinda Municipality Kinda kommun | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Östergötland County | |
| Seat | Kisa | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,301.96 km2 (502.69 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,129.47 km2 (436.09 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 172.49 km2 (66.60 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 9,780 | |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Östergötland | |
| Municipal code | 0513 | |
| Website | www.kinda.se | |
Kinda Municipality (Kinda kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants.
The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of three municipalities called Norra Kinda, Södra Kinda and Västra Kinda (North, South and West Kinda respectively), which had been formed in 1952 from the nine original entities. The name was taken from the old Kinda Hundred.
Localities
Nature
Naturewise, the municipality is above all known for the Kinda Canal, a waterway of canals taking boat tours from lake Roxen south through Linköping, ending in Horn. The total distance is 90 km.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
External links
- Kinda Municipality - Official site
- Kinda Canal - Site in Swedish, English and German
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Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983°N 15.617°E
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