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.
Vårgårda Municipality
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| Coordinates: 58°02′N 12°48′E / 58.033°N 12.800°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Vårgårda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 441.22 km2 (170.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 426.6 km2 (164.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,384 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1442 |
| Website | www |
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 edit
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.[3]
Demographics edit
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.[4]
In total there were 12,163 residents, including 9,013 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 44.7% voted for the left coalition and 53.9% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Algutstorp-Landa | 1,494 | 1,089 | 52.8 | 46.3 | 88 | 81 | 19 | 27,179 | 32 |
| Lena-Bergstena | 1,755 | 1,269 | 36.2 | 62.0 | 87 | 90 | 10 | 27,810 | 33 |
| Nårunga-Ornunga | 1,805 | 1,389 | 40.9 | 57.8 | 88 | 95 | 5 | 27,196 | 40 |
| Siene-Hol-Horla | 1,559 | 1,146 | 37.8 | 61.2 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 27,686 | 35 |
| Vårgårda C | 1,772 | 1,183 | 50.5 | 47.4 | 71 | 54 | 46 | 20,756 | 24 |
| Vårgårda C-Ö | 1,124 | 841 | 54.1 | 44.5 | 75 | 67 | 33 | 21,748 | 22 |
| Vårgårda N | 1,381 | 1,051 | 43.7 | 54.9 | 89 | 90 | 10 | 28,670 | 35 |
| Vårgårda V | 1,273 | 1,045 | 47.9 | 50.7 | 83 | 87 | 13 | 24,672 | 36 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd per tätort efter region och vart 5:e år" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Vårgårda i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Vårgårda Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Official site
