Mariestad Municipality
Mariestad Municipality
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Municipal code 1493 | | |
| Website | www.mariestad.se | |
Mariestad Municipality (Mariestads kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Mariestad.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the City of Mariestad was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities.
Geography
Mariestad Municipality is situated on Lake Vänern and is visited by many tourists in summer. The largest fresh water archipelago in Sweden lies within the municipality. Torsö and Brommö are the two largest islands. North of the city, in Sjötorp, Göta Canal meets Lake Vänern.
Localities
Population centers in the municipality include:
Industry
The largest employers are
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Mariestad Municipality's electoral districts in the
In total there were 24,698 residents, including 19,407 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.4% voted for the left coalition and 51.5% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK
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Degree |
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| Bråten-V Skogen | 1,770 | 1,314 | 54.9 | 44.1 | 76 | 66 | 34 | 22,509 | 33 |
| Grangärdet | 1,481 | 1,095 | 51.8 | 47.3 | 83 | 86 | 14 | 25,116 | 30 |
| Hassle-Torsö | 1,868 | 1,498 | 41.7 | 57.2 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 25,826 | 33 |
| Högelid | 1,935 | 1,494 | 49.6 | 49.6 | 90 | 91 | 9 | 28,812 | 43 |
| Ladukärr | 1,600 | 1,319 | 52.2 | 47.0 | 81 | 89 | 11 | 24,117 | 39 |
| Leksberg | 1,576 | 1,160 | 46.5 | 52.8 | 89 | 86 | 14 | 28,621 | 41 |
| Leverstad | 1,218 | 949 | 51.8 | 46.4 | 77 | 72 | 28 | 22,856 | 28 |
| Lockerud-Ekudden | 1,482 | 1,107 | 48.7 | 50.8 | 76 | 79 | 21 | 24,680 | 42 |
| Lugnås | 1,539 | 1,199 | 38.3 | 59.3 | 86 | 90 | 10 | 26,123 | 29 |
| Lyrestad-Sjötorp | 1,537 | 1,217 | 39.2 | 59.9 | 78 | 90 | 10 | 23,286 | 25 |
| Madlyckan | 1,580 | 1,284 | 48.8 | 50.1 | 80 | 86 | 14 | 24,713 | 35 |
| Marieholm | 1,601 | 1,265 | 56.2 | 42.6 | 74 | 73 | 27 | 21,259 | 31 |
| Näset | 1,270 | 1,145 | 44.0 | 55.4 | 78 | 85 | 15 | 24,009 | 38 |
| Tidavad | 1,207 | 926 | 40.7 | 57.8 | 86 | 95 | 5 | 27,200 | 35 |
| Trädgården | 1,741 | 1,458 | 50.7 | 48.1 | 75 | 86 | 14 | 21,421 | 37 |
| Ullervad | 1,293 | 977 | 44.0 | 55.3 | 89 | 94 | 6 | 27,473 | 36 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Mariestad Municipality is
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Corresponding article on Swedish Wikipedia
External links
Media related to Mariestad Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Mariestad Municipality - Official site
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