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 January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
  Total 13,234
  Density 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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

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

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