Köping Municipality

Köping Municipality
Köpings kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västmanland County
Seat Köping
Area[1]
  Total 644.79 km2 (248.95 sq mi)
  Land 604.55 km2 (233.42 sq mi)
  Water 40.24 km2 (15.54 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
  Total 25,736
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västmanland
Municipal code 1983
Website www.koping.se

Köping Municipality (Swedish: Köpings kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Köping.

The municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Köping was merged with the municipalities of Kolsva, Medåker and Munktorp forming a new municipality of unitary type.

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Coordinates: 59°31′N 15°59′E / 59.517°N 15.983°E / 59.517; 15.983

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