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Skara Municipality

Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°26′E / 58.383°N 13.433°E / 58.383; 13.433
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Skara Municipality
Skara kommun
Skara Town Hall
Skara Town Hall
Coat of arms of Skara Municipality
Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°26′E / 58.383°N 13.433°E / 58.383; 13.433
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatSkara
Area
 • Total448.69 km2 (173.24 sq mi)
 • Land428.65 km2 (165.50 sq mi)
 • Water20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total18,654
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1495
Websitewww.skara.se

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

The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.

Localities

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Varnhem is renowned for its medieval monastery.

Demographics

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

In total there were 18,708 residents, including 14,210 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 46.4% voted for the left coalition and 52.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

See also

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References

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  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Skara i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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