Vänersborg Municipality
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| Vänersborgs kommun | |
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| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland and Dalsland |
| Seat | Vänersborg |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
129th of 290 904.30 km² 647.48 km² |
| Population • Total |
62nd of 290 37,023 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
86th of 290 57.2 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.vanersborg.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
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.
[edit] Localities
- Brålanda, 1,500 inhabitants
- Frändefors, 600
- Vargön, 5,000
- Vänersborg (seat), 22,000
[edit] External links
- Vänersborg Municipality - Official site
- The local newspaper (TTELA)
[edit] References
- Article on Swedish Wikipedia
- Article Vänersborg - From Nordisk familjebok
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