Vänersborg Municipality
Vänersborgs kommun
Municipality
Vänersborg Railway Station
Vänersborg Railway Station
Coat of arms of Vänersborg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E / 58.383; 12.317
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatVänersborg
Area
[1]
 • 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 2021)[2]
 • Total39,636
 • 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

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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Vänersborg 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 39,574 residents, including 30,181 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.4 % voted for the left coalition and 51.3 % for the right coalition.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[4]

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 Vänersborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.
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