Skövde Municipality

Skövde Municipality Skövde kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Skövde
Area[1]
• Total	685.08 km^2 (264.51 sq mi)
• Land	673.68 km^2 (260.11 sq mi)
• Water	11.4 km^2 (4.4 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2015)[2]
• Total	53,259
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1496
Website	www.skovde.se

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

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Skövde was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is nearly 30. They had in 1952 been reduced to six.

Economy

The single largest employer in the municipality is Volvo, with Volvo Powertrain and Volvo Cars together employing approximately 5,000 people.

Other major employers are the hospital (Skaraborg Hospital, serving the Västra Götaland region), the local regiments (among Sweden's largest) and the municipality itself.

Education

University of Skövde is the largest university in the town. It is ranked 21 in the nation's ranking. Informatics and computer science along with Bio-informatics and molecular biology are some of the chief international students picks.

Twin cities

• Halden, Norway, since the 1940s
• Ringsted Municipality, Denmark, since the 1940s
• Sastamala, Finland, since the 1940s
• Kuressaare, Estonia, since 1994

References

1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.

External links

• Skövde Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 58°23′N 13°51′E / 58.383°N 13.850°E