Vårgårda Municipality facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vårgårda Municipality Vårgårda kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Vårgårda
Area
• Total	443.53 km2 (171.25 sq mi)
• Land	428.74 km2 (165.54 sq mi)
• Water	14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population  (June 30, 2012)
• Total	10,913
• Density	24.6049/km2 (63.726/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1442

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.

• Galgbacken, Vårgårda

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.

See also

In Spanish: Municipio de Vårgårda para niños