Kongsvinger kommune Municipality Kongsvinger in early-September 2009 Coat of arms Hedmark within Norway Kongsvinger within Hedmark Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E﻿ / ﻿60.24306°N 12.22556°E﻿ / 60.24306; 12.22556Coordinates: 60°14′35″N 12°13′32″E﻿ / ﻿60.24306°N 12.22556°E﻿ / 60.24306; 12.22556 Country Norway County Hedmark District Glåmdal Administrative centre Kongsvinger Government • Mayor (2015) Sjur Strand (Ap) Area • Total 1,036 km2 (400 sq mi) • Land 953 km2 (368 sq mi) Area rank 102 in Norway Population (2015) • Total 17,885 • Rank 57 in Norway • Density 18/km2 (50/sq mi) • Change (10 years) 0.6 % Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-0402 Official language form Bokmål Website www.kongsvinger.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway