Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Municipality
Kongsvinger kommune | |
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View of the town (September 2009) | |
Innlandet within Norway | |
Kongsvinger within Innlandet | |
| Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E / 60.24306°N 12.22556°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Innlandet |
| District | Glåmdal |
| Established | 7 February 1855 |
| • Preceded by | Vinger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kongsvinger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Elin Såheim Bjørkli (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,036.44 km2 (400.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 952.83 km2 (367.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 83.62 km2 (32.29 sq mi) 8.1% |
| • Rank | #111 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 17,966 |
| • Rank | #72 in Norway |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.9% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3401 |
| Website | Official website |
Kongsvinger (ⓘ) is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Austmarka, Brandval, Lundersæter, and Roverud.
The 1,036-square-kilometre (400 sq mi) municipality is the 111th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kongsvinger is the 72nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 17,966. The municipality's population density is 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period. Kongsvinger's eastern municipal boundary is the Norway–Sweden border.