Sala Municipality, Sweden

Sala Municipality
Sala kommun
Sala Town Hall
Sala Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sala Municipality
Coordinates: 59°55′N 16°36′E / 59.917°N 16.600°E / 59.917; 16.600
CountrySweden
CountyVästmanland County
SeatSala
Area
 • Total
1,204.39 km2 (465.02 sq mi)
 • Land1,166.85 km2 (450.52 sq mi)
 • Water37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
22,853
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland and Uppland
Municipal code1981
Websitewww.sala.se

Sala Municipality (Swedish: Sala kommun) is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Sala.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Sala was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Möklinta and Tärna and a part of Västerfärnebo.

  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.