Stenungsund Municipality

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Stenungsunds kommun
County Västra Götaland County
Province Bohuslän
Seat Stenungsund
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
241st of 290
267.64 km²
253.54 km²
Population
 • Total
106th of 290
23,190 inhabitants
Density
 • Total
52nd of 290
91.5 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.stenungsund.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Stenungsund Municipality (Stenungsunds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund.

The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a parish from a dissolved municipality was added.

The coat of arms was registred in 1977. The device in the upper half is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

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  • Jörlanda
  • Stenungsund (seat)
  • Stora Höga
  • Strandnorum
  • Svartehallen
  • Svenshögen
  • Ödsmål

The seat is located right by the European route E6 highway and the railway Bohusbanan.

In 2006, archaeological excavations in the area revealed a series of burial sites dating between 1 AD and 300 AD.

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