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, 2006

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

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the "City of Skövde" was amalgamated with five surrounding municipalities. The number of original entities (as of 1863) is nearly 30. They had in 1952 been reduced to six.

Industry

The sole largest employer in the municipality is Volvo, with Volvo Powertrain and Volvo Cars together employing approximately 5,000 people.

Other major employers are the hospital (Skaraborg Hospital, serving the Skaraborg region), the local regiments (among Sweden's largest) and the municipality itself.

External links

* [http://www.skovde.se Skövde Municipality] - Official site