Gullspång Municipality

Gullspångs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Gullspång and Hova
Area[1]
• Total	554.95 km^2 (214.27 sq mi)
• Land	312.89 km^2 (120.81 sq mi)
• Water	242.06 km^2 (93.46 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
• Total	5,256
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland and Värmland
Municipal code	1447
Website	www.gullspang.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Gullspång Municipality (Gullspångs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the towns of Gullspång and Hova.

The present municipality was formed through the amalgamation of the former entities of Amnehärad, Hova and part of Visnum. The name was taken from the locality Gullspång.

Geography

Gullspång Municipality borders to Mariestad Municipality and Töreboda Municipality in Västra Götaland County It also east-wards borders to Laxå Municipality in Örebro County and north-wards to Kristinehamn Municipality in Värmland County.

The southern part of the municipality contains the northern part of Swedish national park Tiveden.

Localities

• Gullspång
• Gårdsjö
• Hova
• Otterbäcken
• Skagervik

The two main towns are Hova and Gullspång. The central administration is placed in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat, but there are also offices in Gullspång. Because of the rivalry between Gullspång and Hova the municipality prefers to call them the "two main localities" ("huvudtätorter").

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 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

External links

• Gullspång Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 58°59′N 14°07′E / 58.983°N 14.117°E