Essunga Municipality Essunga kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°11′N 12°43′E / 58.183°N 12.717°E / 58.183; 12.717
Country	Sweden
County	Västra Götaland County
Seat	Nossebro
Area [1]
• Total	235.73 km2 (91.02 sq mi)
• Land	234.63 km2 (90.59 sq mi)
• Water	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	5,656
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	1445
Website	www.essunga.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Essunga Municipality (Essunga kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Nossebro.

The 1952 municipal reform in Sweden saw the creation of Essunga Municipality out of eight original entities. In 1974 it was dissolved and part of Vara Municipality until 1983, when it was reestablished within the boundaries of 1952. The village of Essunga is a minor settlement just east of Nossebro.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Essunga Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

In total there were 5,691 residents, including 4,380 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 41.1% voted for the left coalition and 58.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.