Vara Municipality facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Vara Municipality
Vara kommun
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Vara Railway Station
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Västra Götaland County | |
| Seat | Vara | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 703.64151 km2 (271.67751 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 700.16151 km2 (270.33387 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | ||
| Population
(June 30, 2012)
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| • Total | 15,783 | |
| • Density | 22.4305/km2 (58.0946/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Västergötland | |
| Municipal code | 1470 | |
| Website | www.vara.se | |
Vara Municipality (which in Swedish is Vara kommun) is a local area in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. It is like a county or district. The main town and administrative center of this area is called Vara.
This municipality was formed from 25 smaller local government areas back in 1863. For a short time, between 1974 and 1982, the area of Essunga Municipality was also part of Vara.
Areas within Vara Municipality
Vara Municipality is made up of several smaller areas, often called districts. These are like different neighborhoods or towns within the larger municipality. Here are some of them:
- Bitterna
- Edsvära
- Eling
- Fyrunga
- Hällum
- Jung
- Kvänum
- Larv
- Laske-Vedum
- Levene
- Long
- Längjum
- Naum
- Norra Vånga
- Ryda
- Skarstad
- Slädene
- Sparlösa
- Södra Kedum
- Södra Lundby
- Tråvad
- Vara
- Önum
- Öttum
People in Vara Municipality
Understanding the people who live in an area is called demographics. This helps us learn about the population. In 2022, there were 16,140 people living in Vara Municipality. About 12,219 of these people were Swedish citizens old enough to vote.
When people voted in the 2022 Swedish general election, about 38.2% of the votes went to parties on the "left" side of politics. About 61.0% of the votes went to parties on the "right" side.
Most adults in Vara Municipality have jobs. For example, in the Arentorp area, 83% of people aged 20-64 were working. Many people living here have Swedish parents, but there are also people from other countries or with parents born abroad.
See also
- In Spanish: Municipio de Vara para niños
