Vara Municipality

Vara Municipality
Vara kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Vara
Area[1]
 • Total 700.604375 km2 (270.504861 sq mi)
 • Land 696.914375 km2 (269.080145 sq mi)
 • Water 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 15,942
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västergötland
Municipal code 1470
Website www.vara.se

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

The present municipality consists of 25 original local government entities (as of 1863). Between 1974 and 1982 the territory of present Essunga Municipality was also included.

Districts

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°16′N 12°57′E / 58.267°N 12.950°E / 58.267; 12.950

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