Skara Municipality

Skara Municipality
Skara kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Skara
Area[1]
 • Total 448.69 km2 (173.24 sq mi)
 • Land 428.65 km2 (165.50 sq mi)
 • Water 20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 18,843
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västergötland
Municipal code 1495
Website www.skara.se

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

The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.

Localities

Varnhem is renowned for its medieval monastery.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°26′E / 58.383°N 13.433°E / 58.383; 13.433

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