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Uddevalla Municipality
Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uddevalla Municipality (Swedish: Uddevalla kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Uddevalla.
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Uddevalla Municipality
Uddevalla kommun | |
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Coordinates: 58°21′N 11°55′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Seat | Uddevalla |
Area | |
• Total | 733.03 km2 (283.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 637.69 km2 (246.21 sq mi) |
• Water | 95.34 km2 (36.81 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 57,045 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Bohuslän |
Municipal code | 1485 |
Website | www.uddevalla.se |
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The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Uddevalla (which had absorbed the rural municipality Bäve in 1945) was amalgamated with the surrounding municipalities Forshälla, Lane-Ryr, Ljungskile, Skredsvik and parts of Skaftö.