Tidaholm Municipality
Tidaholms kommun
Municipality
Tidaholm town hall
Tidaholm town hall
Coat of arms of Tidaholm Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°11′N 13°57′E / 58.183°N 13.950°E / 58.183; 13.950
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatTidaholm
Area
[1]
 • Total522.95 km2 (201.91 sq mi)
 • Land518.06 km2 (200.02 sq mi)
 • Water4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total12,825
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1498
Websitewww.tidaholm.se

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

The municipality is located on the banks of the river Tidan.

In the early 1970s a nationwide local government reform was carried out in Sweden. Urban and rural areas were merged into larger unitary municipalities. The former City of Tidaholm (instituted in 1910) was in 1974 amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipality Hökensås and parts of Dimbo and Fröjered. The number of original entities (as of 1863) within the present municipality is 20.

Many well-preserved medieval churches stand in the municipality. Some church sites also contain examples of early Scandinavian runestones.

Example of a medieval Swedish church in the Tidaholm area.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Tidaholm Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 12,810 inhabitants, including 9,966 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.9 % voted for the left coalition and 52.0 % for the right coalition.

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Tidaholm i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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