Hjo () is a locality and the seat of Hjo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 6,094 inhabitants in 2010. The town is located on the west coast of Vättern.
Key facts
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- Hjo
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- Hjo, Hamngatan, den 7 juni 2006.JPG
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- Hamngatan in Hjo
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- Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
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- Country
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- Sweden
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- Municipality
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- Hjo Municipality
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- County
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- Västra Götaland County
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- Province
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- Västergötland
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 4.54
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- 31 December 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 6,094
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 1343
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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Hjo () is a locality and the seat of Hjo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 6,094 inhabitants in 2010. The town is located on the west coast of Vättern.
==Etymology== The place is named after Hjoån 'Hjo river'. The meaning of the river name Hjo is probably 'muddy'. The way the name is spelled have been changed many times. Some of the previous ways of spelling the name has been Hyo, Hio, Hiyo and Hioo.
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