Skara Municipality

Skara Municipality
Skara kommun
Skara Town Hall
Skara Town Hall
Coat of arms of Skara Municipality
Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°26′E / 58.383°N 13.433°E / 58.383; 13.433
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatSkara
Area
 • Total448.69 km2 (173.24 sq mi)
 • Land428.65 km2 (165.50 sq mi)
 • Water20.04 km2 (7.74 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total18,654
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1495
Websitewww.skara.se

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

The area of the municipality consists of 16 original local government entities. The municipal reform of 1952 grouped them into four new entities. In 1971 the City of Skara was amalgamated with the rural municipalities to form the present unit.

  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.