Essunga (Municipality)

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Essunga municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Essunga Location of the municipality of Essunga
coat of arms Location in Västra Götaland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Main place: Nossebro
SCB code: 1445
Residents : 5654 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 235.7 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 24 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.essunga.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 11 '  N , 12 ° 43'  O Essunga is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västra län and the historical province Västergötland . The main town of the municipality is Nossebro .

history

In 1952 the large parish of Essunga was formed from a few parishes ( socks ) in the area. Then in 1974 the area was incorporated into the municipality of Vara . Barely ten years later, in 1983 the community was spun off within its old borders and became independent again. Nossebro, which was the center of a rural community from 1918 to 1963, was designated the capital.

places

These places are localities ( tatorter ):

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)

Web links

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