Vårgårda Municipality () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Västra Götaland County Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden. The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...

in western

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. Its seat is located in the town of

Vårgårda Vårgårda is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Vårgårda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 5,825 inhabitants in 2020. Gallery Marknadsplatsen i Vårgårda, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3.JPG, Fåglum brothers in V� ...

. It borders

Alingsås Municipality Alingsås Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Alingsås. The present municipality was formed in 1974 then the former ''City o ...

to the west,

Herrljunga Municipality Herrljunga Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Herrljunga. The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, in the area. Before ...

to the east,

Essunga Municipality Essunga Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nossebro. The 1952 municipal reform in Sweden saw the creation of Essunga Municipality out of eight original entities. In ...

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,

. 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

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climate is today dispersed in many denominations. Several nationwide-recognized companies, such as

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, are located in the municipality.

Localities

The seat

, situated between

Alingsås Alingsås () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Alingsås Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 24,482 inhabitants in 2010. Geography Geographically the city is situated by the outlet of the small rivulet Säv ...

and

Herrljunga Herrljunga () is a locality and the seat of Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,822 inhabitants in 2010. Overview The town grew up around a railway junction. From 1906 it had the status of a ''municipalsamhälle' ...

, is the largest

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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

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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.

References

External links

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Official site
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