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Skara Municipality
Skara kommun
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Skara Town Hall
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Skara | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 450.24 km2 (173.84 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 440.05 km2 (169.90 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 18,327 | |
| • Density | 40.7050/km2 (105.425/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Västergötland | |
| Municipal code | 1495 | |
| Website | www.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
- Ardala, pop. 745
- Axvall, pop 1 164
- Eggby, pop. 237
- Skara (seat), pop. 11 437
- Varnhem, pop. 662
Varnhem is renowned for its medieval monastery.
Demographics
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.
In total there were 18,708 residents, including 14,210 Swedish citizens of voting age. 46.4% voted for the left coalition and 52.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| Ardala | 1,724 | 1,334 | 35.9 | 62.7 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 26,494 | 27 |
| Axvall | 1,794 | 1,351 | 42.0 | 56.5 | 80 | 84 | 16 | 25,432 | 40 |
| Centrum | 1,725 | 1,306 | 51.2 | 47.3 | 66 | 63 | 37 | 18,978 | 30 |
| Gällkvist V-Härlunda | 1,883 | 1,435 | 45.7 | 53.3 | 82 | 83 | 17 | 25,619 | 29 |
| Gällkvist Ö | 1,527 | 1,207 | 43.2 | 55.9 | 85 | 87 | 13 | 27,279 | 31 |
| Hindsbo-Händene | 1,670 | 1,237 | 43.8 | 55.7 | 82 | 79 | 21 | 26,082 | 32 |
| Marieberg | 2,197 | 1,593 | 51.4 | 47.2 | 71 | 61 | 39 | 21,976 | 25 |
| Skaraberg-Tveta | 1,999 | 1,557 | 47.3 | 51.8 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 27,649 | 34 |
| Varnhem-Eggby | 2,045 | 1,625 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 89 | 92 | 8 | 28,115 | 49 |
| Västermalm | 2,144 | 1,565 | 51.1 | 47.9 | 71 | 67 | 33 | 21,806 | 39 |
| Source: SVT | |||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Skara para niños
