Lidköping Municipality facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lidköping Municipality
Lidköpings kommun
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Lidköping | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,378.43 km2 (532.21 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 703.19 km2 (271.50 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 675.24 km2 (260.71 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 38,074 | |
| • Density | 27.6213/km2 (71.5388/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Västergötland | |
| Municipal code | 1494 | |
| Website | www.lidkoping.se | |
Lidköping Municipality (which in Swedish is Lidköpings kommun) is a local government area in western Sweden. It is part of Västra Götaland County. The main town and administrative center of the municipality is the city of Lidköping.
People sometimes call it "Lidköping by Vänern". This helps to tell it apart from Linköping, another city in eastern Sweden. Both names sound quite similar!
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Geography
Lidköping Municipality is located on a special piece of land called the Läckö-Kinnekulla peninsula. It shares this peninsula with its neighbor, Götene Municipality.
Many islands in Vänern, Sweden's largest lake, are part of this municipality. One famous island is Läckö. On Läckö, you can find the amazing Läckö Castle, which is a popular place to visit.
Towns and Villages
Here are the populations of the main towns and villages in Lidköping Municipality. The numbers are from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and show how many people lived there on December 31 of each year.
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2010 |
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| Lidköping | 24,679 | 24,885 | 24,960 | 24,941 | 25,644 |
| Vinninga | 1,079 | 1,060 | 1,054 | 1,064 | 1,078 |
| Järpås | 865 | 868 | 876 | 808 | 795 |
| Filsbäck | 656 | 656 | 652 | 647 | 615 |
| Örslösa | 308 | 305 | 310 | 298 | 307 |
| Saleby | 219 | 218 | 217 | 213 | 232 |
| Tun | 219 | 210 | 208 | 207 | 206 |
Symbol
Lidköping is working to create a special identity for itself. They want to be known as "Lidköping by Vänern". To do this, they use a special logo. This logo shows its location right by Lake Vänern. You can see this logo on all official documents and even on road signs when you enter Lidköping.
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Lidköping para niños
