Kinda Municipality (Kinda kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants.

Kinda Municipality
Kinda kommun
Coat of arms of Kinda Municipality
Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983°N 15.617°E / 57.983; 15.617
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatKisa
Area
 • Total1,301.96 km2 (502.69 sq mi)
 • Land1,129.47 km2 (436.09 sq mi)
 • Water172.49 km2 (66.60 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total9,992
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland
Municipal code0513
Websitewww.kinda.se

The present municipality was created in 1974 through the amalgamation of three municipalities called Norra Kinda, Södra Kinda and Västra Kinda (North, South and West Kinda respectively), which had been formed in 1952 from the nine original entities. The name was taken from the old Kinda Hundred.

Localities

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Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Kinda Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 10,040 residents, including 7,765 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.1% voted for the left coalition and 52.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Nature

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Naturewise, the municipality is above all known for the Kinda Canal, a waterway of canals taking boat tours from lake Roxen south through Linköping, ending in Horn. The total of distance is 90 km.

References

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  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Kinda i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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