Tanum Municipality

municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Västra Götaland County
Seat: Tanumshede
Total: 2,351.35 km (907.86 sq mi)
Land: 917.24 km (354.15 sq mi)
Water: 1,434.11 km (553.71 sq mi)
Density: 13.908/km (36.022/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Bohuslän
Website: www.tanum.se

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Tanum Municipality (Swedish: Tanums kommun; IPA: [ˈtânːɵm]) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in southwestern Sweden. Its seat is the town of Tanumshede, with 1,600 inhabitants.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of three former units. Before the subdivision reform of 1952, there were seven entities in the area.