Mellerud Municipality

Mellerud Municipality (Melleruds kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County by Lake Vänern in Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Mellerud.

Mellerud Municipality
Melleruds kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Mellerud Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°42′N 12°28′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästra Götaland County
SeatMellerud
Area
[1]
 • Total944.46 km2 (364.66 sq mi)
 • Land516.8 km2 (199.5 sq mi)
 • Water427.66 km2 (165.12 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total9,165
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalsland
Municipal code1461
Websitewww.mellerud.se

The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place in 1969 when "old" Mellerud (instituted as a market town (köping) in 1908) was merged with Bolstad, Kroppefjäll and Skållerud. Before the municipal reform of 1952 there were ten entities in the area.

Localities

Population figures from Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005.

  • Mellerud, 3,796
  • Dals Rostock, 885
  • Åsensbruk, 530
  • Bränna, 228
  • Dalskog, 151
  • Håverud, 150
  • Köpmannebro, 76
  • Erikstad, 58

Demographics

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

In total there were 9,235 residents, including 6,919 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 39.5% voted for the left coalition and 58.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Valresultat 2022 för Mellerud i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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