Tanum Municipality

Tanum Municipality
Tanums kommun
Coat of arms of Tanum Municipality
Coordinates: 58°43′N 11°19′E / 58.717°N 11.317°E / 58.717; 11.317
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatTanumshede
Area
 • Total2,351.35 km2 (907.86 sq mi)
 • Land917.24 km2 (354.15 sq mi)
 • Water1,434.11 km2 (553.71 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total12,865
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceBohuslän
Municipal code1435
Websitewww.tanum.se

Tanum Municipality (IPA: [ˈtânːɵm];[3] Tanums kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwestern Sweden. Its seat is the town of Tanumshede, with 1,600 inhabitants.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of three former units. Before the subdivision reform of 1952, there were seven entities in the area.

  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.
  3. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 24.