Herrljunga Municipality

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

Herrljunga Municipality
Herrljunga kommun
Municipality
Herrljunga town hall
Herrljunga town hall
Coat of arms of Herrljunga Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°05′N 13°02′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatHerrljunga
Area
[1]
 • Total509.54 km2 (196.73 sq mi)
 • Land497.55 km2 (192.11 sq mi)
 • Water11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total9,501
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästergötland
Municipal code1466
Websitewww.herrljunga.se

The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, in the area. Before that the number was 22. In 1974 they were merged to form the present entity.

Localities

55% of the population live in built-up areas. The largest of them are:

Politics

Since the 2022 election the municipal government is controlled by a majority consisting of the Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party and Liberals with Mats Palm of the Social Democrats as commissioner.[3] The municipal council of Herrljunga has 34 seats.[4]

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. Dennert, Magnus (2022-11-22). "Klart med maktskifte i Herrljunga". SVT Nyheter Väst (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. "Kommunfullmäktige" (in Swedish). Herrljunga Municipality. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
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