Mariestad Municipality

Mariestad Municipality
Mariestads kommun
Mariestad Railway Station
Mariestad Railway Station
Coat of arms of Mariestad Municipality
Coordinates: 58°42′N 13°49′E / 58.700°N 13.817°E / 58.700; 13.817
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatMariestad
Area
 • Total1,503.1914 km2 (580.3854 sq mi)
 • Land601.1514 km2 (232.1059 sq mi)
 • Water902.04 km2 (348.28 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total24,647
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1493
Websitewww.mariestad.se

Mariestad Municipality (Mariestads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.

The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Mariestad was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.

  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.