Vänersborg Municipality

Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317
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Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborgs kommun
Vänersborg Railway Station
Vänersborg Railway Station
Coat of arms of Vänersborg Municipality
Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatVänersborg
Area
 • Total898.83 km2 (347.04 sq mi)
 • Land642.7 km2 (248.1 sq mi)
 • Water256.13 km2 (98.89 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total40,012
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland and Dalsland
Municipal code1487
Websitewww.vanersborg.se

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

The present municipality was created during the local government reform in the early 1970s. In 1971 the City of Vänersborg became a municipality of unitary type and three years later it was amalgamated with three surrounding municipalities. The number of original local government entities (as of 1863) is eight.

Localities[edit]

Demographics[edit]

This is a demographic table based on Vänersborg 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 39,574 residents, including 30,181 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.4% voted for the left coalition and 51.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

International relations[edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]

The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[4]

References[edit]

  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 Vänersborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.

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