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Hjo Municipality

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Also known as Hjo kommun

municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Key facts

Country
Sweden
County
Västra Götaland County
Seat
Hjo
Total
584.47 km (225.67 sq mi)
Land
297.04 km (114.69 sq mi)
Water
287.43 km (110.98 sq mi)
Density
31.42/km (81.39/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code
SE
Province
Västergötland
Website
www.hjo.se

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Wikidata facts

Country
Sweden
Capital
Hjo
Population
9322
Area
287.44
Shares border with
Jönköping Municipality
Employees
775
Official website
www.hjo.se
Image
Hjo, Stora Torget, den 7 juni 2006.JPG
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short name
Hjo
Commons category
Hjo Municipality
topic's main category
Category:Hjo Municipality
inception
1971-01-01
catchphrase
I Love Hjo
phone number
+46-503-350-00
email address
mailto:[email protected]
freedom of information requests URL
handlingar.se/en/new/hjo_municipality
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Encyclopedic overview

Hjo Municipality (Swedish: Hjo kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Hjo.

The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Hjo was amalgamated with a part of the rural municipality Värsås. In 1974 parts of Fröjered and Fågelås were added.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hjo Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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