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Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Vårgårda Municipality Vårgårda kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Vårgårda MunicipalityCoat of arms
Coordinates: 58°02′N 12°48′E / 58.033°N 12.800°E / 58.033; 12.800
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatVårgårda
Area
 • Total441.22 km (170.36 sq mi)
 • Land426.6 km (164.7 sq mi)
 • Water14.62 km (5.64 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 • Total12,384
 • Density28/km (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1442
Websitewww.vargarda.se

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.

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.

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

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Folkmängd per tätort efter region och vart 5:e år" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ "Valresultat 2022 för Vårgårda i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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Places adjacent to Vårgårda Municipality
Essunga
Alingsås Vårgårda Herrljunga
Bollebygd
Borås
Municipalities and seats of Västra Götaland County
Municipalities Coat of arms of Västra Götaland County
Municipal seats
Localities in Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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