Kil, Värmland

Kil
Kil Train Station
Kil
Coordinates: 59°30′N 13°19′E / 59.500°N 13.317°E / 59.500; 13.317Coordinates: 59°30′N 13°19′E / 59.500°N 13.317°E / 59.500; 13.317
Country	Sweden
Province	Värmland
County	Värmland County
Municipality	Kil Municipality
Area^[1]
• Total	6.75 km² (2.61 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)^[1]
• Total	7,842
• Density	1,161/km² (3,010/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Kil (Swedish pronunciation: [ɕiːl]) is a locality and the seat of Kil Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 7,842 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

It is a railway junction which unites railways from five directions, all but one having passenger services. Swedish world elite high jumper Stefan Holm competes for the Kil AIK athletics club.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kil.

1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

Localities in Kil Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden

Localities	Fagerås Högboda Kil (seat)

Municipalities and seats of Värmland County

Municipalities	Årjäng Arvika Eda Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Hammarö Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Storfors Sunne Torsby

Municipal seats	Årjäng Arvika Charlottenberg Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Skoghall Storfors Sunne Torsby

Counties of Sweden Sweden

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