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Vårgårda Municipality

Vårgårda kommun
Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 1.JPG
Coat of arms of Vårgårda Municipality
Coat of arms
Vårgårda Municipality in Västra Götaland County.png
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Vårgårda
Area
 • Total 443.53 km2 (171.25 sq mi)
 • Land 428.74 km2 (165.54 sq mi)
 • Water 14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 10,913
 • Density 24.6049/km2 (63.726/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västergötland
Municipal code 1442

Vårgårda Municipality (Swedish: Vårgårda kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vårgårda. It borders Alingsås Municipality to the west, Herrljunga Municipality to the east, Essunga Municipality to the north, Bollebygd and Borås Municipalities to the south.

The local government reform of 1952 formed this municipality through the amalgamation of many small municipalities. It got its name from the only larger built-up locality in the area, Vårgårda. Its territory was not affected by the reform of 1971.

The Swedish religious revival in the 19th century was strong in Vårgårda Municipality, and the Christian climate is today dispersed in many denominations.

Several nationwide-recognized companies, such as Autoliv, are located in the municipality.

Localities

The seat Vårgårda, situated between Alingsås and Herrljunga, is the largest locality in this predominantly rural area. Horla and Östadkulle are two other localities, both with fewer than 500 inhabitants in 2018.

  • Galgbacken, Vårgårda

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Vårgårda 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 12,163 residents, including 9,013 Swedish citizens of voting age. 44.7% voted for the left coalition and 53.9% for the right coalition.

See also

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