Mölndal Municipality
Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mölndal Municipality (Mölndals kommun or Mölndals stad) is a municipality in Västra Götaland in western Sweden, just south of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Mölndal, which lies within the Gothenburg urban area, and the whole municipality is part of Metropolitan Gothenburg.
Mölndal Municipality
Mölndals kommun | |
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Coordinates: 57°42′N 11°58′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Seat | Mölndal |
Area | |
• Total | 152.28 km2 (58.80 sq mi) |
• Land | 145.84 km2 (56.31 sq mi) |
• Water | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population | |
• Total | 69,364 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Västergötland and Halland |
Municipal code | 1481 |
Website | www.molndal.se |
Density is calculated using land area only. |
In 1911 a municipalsamhälle (a kind of borough within a rural municipality, handling matters of urban character) named Mölndal was instituted in the municipality of Fässberg. In 1922 Fässberg was made the City of Mölndal. In 1971 it was amalgamated with Kållered and Lindome (the latter transferred from Halland County). At the same time it became a municipality of unitary type, like all others in the country. The municipality prefers, however, to style itself Mölndals stad (City of Mölndal) as a semi-official name whenever legally possible. This usage has no effect on the status of the municipality.