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Vänersborg Municipality Vänersborgs kommun | |
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 Vänersborg Railway Station | |
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| Coordinates: 58°23′N 12°19′E / 58.383°N 12.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Vänersborg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 898.83 km2 (347.04 sq mi) |
| • Land | 642.7 km2 (248.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 256.13 km2 (98.89 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 40,012 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland and Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1487 |
| Website | www.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
[edit]- Brålanda, 1,500 inhabitants
- Frändefors, 600
- Katrinedal, 300
- Nordkroken, 400
- Vargön, 5,000
- Vänersborg (seat), 22,000
Demographics
[edit]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]
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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Blåsut | 1,379 | 1,092 | 50.2 | 49.2 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 30,490 | 58 |
| Brinketorp/Restad | 1,346 | 994 | 50.8 | 48.3 | 80 | 82 | 18 | 28,514 | 50 |
| Brålanda/Sundals Ryr | 2,255 | 1,721 | 34.0 | 64.8 | 79 | 85 | 15 | 23,291 | 27 |
| Centrala Vargön/V Tunhem | 1,850 | 1,424 | 47.2 | 51.4 | 76 | 81 | 19 | 22,764 | 36 |
| Centrala Vänersborg | 2,018 | 1,658 | 52.5 | 46.0 | 73 | 77 | 23 | 21,327 | 40 |
| Centrala Vänersborg N | 1,891 | 1,659 | 53.7 | 45.7 | 78 | 90 | 10 | 23,875 | 48 |
| Centrala Vänersborg S | 2,050 | 1,672 | 51.4 | 46.3 | 71 | 69 | 31 | 20,573 | 40 |
| Flanaden | 1,920 | 991 | 66.5 | 30.0 | 50 | 21 | 79 | 14,095 | 19 |
| Frändefors S/Vänerkusten | 1,701 | 1,315 | 39.6 | 59.7 | 88 | 93 | 7 | 30,999 | 50 |
| Frändefors V | 1,274 | 999 | 33.9 | 65.4 | 85 | 96 | 4 | 26,563 | 28 |
| Frändefors Ö/Vänerkusten | 2,148 | 1,676 | 34.7 | 63.7 | 83 | 90 | 10 | 25,171 | 26 |
| Hedmanstorget/Mariero Ö | 2,071 | 1,483 | 59.0 | 39.0 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 19,942 | 35 |
| Lyckhem S/Tenggrenstorp | 1,483 | 1,145 | 53.1 | 44.8 | 72 | 66 | 34 | 22,398 | 34 |
| Lyckhem V/Centrum V | 1,897 | 1,598 | 49.7 | 49.1 | 78 | 85 | 15 | 25,338 | 46 |
| Mariedal/Fridhem | 2,004 | 1,485 | 48.6 | 50.1 | 80 | 77 | 23 | 26,556 | 42 |
| Onsjö N | 1,704 | 1,476 | 47.5 | 51.9 | 88 | 89 | 11 | 29,687 | 49 |
| Onsjö S | 1,394 | 993 | 47.9 | 51.6 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 29,994 | 49 |
| Siviken/Väne Ryr | 1,404 | 1,095 | 38.0 | 61.2 | 87 | 93 | 7 | 28,386 | 33 |
| Torpa | 1,491 | 1,006 | 59.2 | 39.5 | 60 | 45 | 55 | 18,389 | 26 |
| Vargön NÖ | 1,524 | 1,142 | 46.9 | 51.7 | 82 | 90 | 10 | 26,829 | 37 |
| Vargön N/Nordkroken | 1,946 | 1,441 | 47.4 | 52.0 | 87 | 91 | 9 | 29,764 | 46 |
| Vänernäs/Lilleskog | 1,465 | 1,125 | 44.7 | 54.6 | 84 | 91 | 9 | 27,628 | 41 |
| Öxnered/Vassända | 1,359 | 991 | 51.2 | 48.5 | 87 | 92 | 8 | 31,615 | 55 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
International relations
[edit]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]The following cities are twinned with Vänersborg:[4]
Arsuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
Åland, Finland
Eiði, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
Herning, Midtjylland, Denmark
Lich, Hesse, Germany- Husby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Kangasala, Western Finland, Finland
Siglufjörður, Eyjafjörður, Iceland
Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
Räpina, Põlva County, Estonia
References
[edit]- Article on Swedish Wikipedia
- Article Vänersborg - From Nordisk familjebok
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Vänersborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Nätverk och vänorter". Vänersborgs kommun.
External links
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- Vänersborg Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper (TTELA)
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