Stenungsund Municipality

Stenungsund Municipality
Stenungsunds kommun
Coat of arms of Stenungsund Municipality
Coordinates: 58°05′N 11°49′E / 58.083°N 11.817°E / 58.083; 11.817
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatStenungsund
Area
 • Total301.09 km2 (116.25 sq mi)
 • Land251.91 km2 (97.26 sq mi)
 • Water49.18 km2 (18.99 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total27,862
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceBohuslän
Municipal code1415
Websitewww.stenungsund.se

Stenungsund Municipality (Stenungsunds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Stenungsund. The municipality is situated by the sea inside the islands Orust and Tjörn and traversed by the European route E6 and Bohus Line, in which it has three stops (Stora Höga, Stenungsund and Svenshögen).

The municipality was formed through amalgamation in 1952. In 1971 a parish from a dissolved municipality was added.

The coat of arms was registered in 1977. The device in the upper half is a hydrocarbon molecule, which alludes to the petrochemical industry in the municipality.

  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.