Vänersborg Municipality

Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborgs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Vänersborg
Area[1]
 • Total 898.83 km2 (347.04 sq mi)
 • Land 642.7 km2 (248.1 sq mi)
 • Water 256.13 km2 (98.89 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 39,151
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västergötland and Dalsland
Municipal code 1487
Website www.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

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[3]

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.
  3. ↑ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.

Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317

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