Mark Municipality

Mark Municipality
Marks kommun
View over Skene (the urban district of Kinna).
View over Skene (the urban district of Kinna).
Coat of arms of Mark Municipality
Nickname: 
Tygriket "The Fabric Kingdom"
Coordinates: 57°31′N 12°41′E / 57.517°N 12.683°E / 57.517; 12.683
Country Sweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
Established in1971
SeatKinna
Area
 • Total1,013.2 km2 (391.2 sq mi)
 • Land929.25 km2 (358.79 sq mi)
 • Water83.95 km2 (32.41 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total35,287
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
DemonymMarbo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43499 -to- 51997
Area code0320
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1463
Websitewww.mark.se

Mark Municipality (Marks kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwest Sweden.

The municipal seat is located in the center of Kinna town.

The municipality was created through the Municipal Reform Act of 1971 by the amalgamation of eight smaller municipal entities.

  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.