Uddevalla Municipality

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

Uddevalla Municipality

Uddevalla kommun
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatUddevalla
Area
  Total733.03 km2 (283.02 sq mi)
  Land637.69 km2 (246.21 sq mi)
  Water95.34 km2 (36.81 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
  Total56,703
  Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceBohuslän
Municipal code1485
Websitewww.uddevalla.se

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Uddevalla (which had absorbed the rural municipality Bäve in 1945) was amalgamated with the surrounding municipalities Forshälla, Lane-Ryr, Ljungskile, Skredsvik and parts of Skaftö.

Localities

References

  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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