- Skövde Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Skövde kommun
county=Västra Götaland County
province=Västergötland
capital=Skövde
arearank=152nd
area=688.03
arealand=676.44
populationrank=45th
population=50,153
densityrank=72nd
populationdensity=74.1
website=http://www.skovde.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006Skövde Municipality ("Skövde kommun") is a municipality in
Västra Götaland County in westernSweden . Its seat is located in the city ofSkövde .The present municipality was formed in
1971 when the "City of Skövde" was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities. The number of original entities (as of1863 ) is nearly 30. They had in1952 been reduced to six.Industry
The sole largest employer in the municipality is
Volvo , with Volvo Powertrain andVolvo Cars together employing approximately 5,000 people.Other major employers are the
hospital (Skaraborg Hospital, serving theSkaraborg region), the localregiment s (amongSweden 's largest) and the municipality itself.External links
* [http://www.skovde.se Skövde Municipality] - Official site
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