Falköping Municipality
Falköpings kommun
Municipality
Falköping Town Hall
Falköping Town Hall
Coat of arms of Falköping Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°10′N 13°33′E / 58.167°N 13.550°E / 58.167; 13.550
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatFalköping
Area
[1]
 • Total1,065.78 km2 (411.50 sq mi)
 • Land1,044.98 km2 (403.47 sq mi)
 • Water20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total33,270
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1499
Websitewww.falkoping.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Falköping Municipality (Falköpings kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Falköping.

The present municipality consists of more than 50 original local government units, joined together in two structural reforms carried out in 1952, when the number was reduced to eight, and during the period 1971–1974. In 1971 the former Town of Falköping was made a unitary municipality and three years later amalgamated with the surrounding municipalities.

Localities

The population centres in the municipality include:

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Falköping Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 33,225 residents, including 24,879 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 45.2 % voted for the left coalition and 53.2 % for the right coalition.

References

  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Falköping i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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