Hjo

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.

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Settlement.official_name: Hjo
Settlement.image_skyline: Hjo, Hamngatan, den 7 juni 2006.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Hamngatan in Hjo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västra Götaland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hjo Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västra Götaland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västergötland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.54
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 6,094
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1343
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official name: Hjo
Population: 6427
Area: 545
Image: Hjo, Stora Torget, den 7 juni 2006.JPG

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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.