Strömstad Municipality

Strömstad Municipality
Strömstads kommun
Municipality

City Hall of Strömstad

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Strömstad
Area[1]
 • Total 951.83 km2 (367.50 sq mi)
 • Land 467.48 km2 (180.50 sq mi)
 • Water 484.35 km2 (187.01 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 12,940
 • Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Bohuslän
Municipal code 1486
Website www.stromstad.se

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

The municipality got its present boundaries in 1967, when the City of Strömstad was merged with the two adjacent rural municipalities Tjärnö and Vette. Vette had been created in 1952 out of four older entities.

Geography

Strömstad Municipality is located on the Norwegian border and is known to attract large numbers of shoppers from Norway due to the marked price gap, notably in the tax burdend alcohol and tobaccos, but also groceries such as meat and sugar. There are also a great deal to save on automotive services.

Localities

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.

Coordinates: 58°56′N 11°10′E / 58.933°N 11.167°E / 58.933; 11.167

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