Motala

Motala
The old court house
The old court house
Motala is located in Östergötland
Motala
Motala
Motala is located in Sweden
Motala
Motala
Coordinates: 58°32′N 15°02′E / 58.533°N 15.033°E / 58.533; 15.033
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityMotala Municipality
Area
 • Total
20.56 km2 (7.94 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
31 367
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Motala (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmûːˌtɑːla] )[2] is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with a municipal population of 43,717 inhabitants in 2024.[3] It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. Motala is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern and is regarded as the main centre of both the Göta Canal and the surrounding lake region.

  1. ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 9 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.
  3. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 1, 2024". Statistikmyndigheten SCB (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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