Vänersborg Municipality

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

Vänersborg Municipality

Vänersborgs kommun
Municipality
Vänersborg Railway Station
Coat of arms
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 2019)[2]
 • Total39,591
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland and Dalsland
Municipal code1487
Websitewww.vanersborg.se

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
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[3]

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

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