Ulricehamn Municipality
Ulricehamn Municipality
Ulricehamns kommun | |
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 Ulricehamn town hall | |
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| Coordinates: 57°47′N 13°25′E / 57.783°N 13.417°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Ulricehamn |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,116.71 km2 (431.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,046.02 km2 (403.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 70.69 km2 (27.29 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 25,087 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1491 |
| Website | www.ulricehamn.se |
Ulricehamn Municipality (Ulricehamns kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Ulricehamn.
The present municipality was created in 1974 when the former City of Ulricehamn was merged with three former rural municipalities (themselves established through amalgamations of minor units in 1952).
Localities
[edit]- Blidsberg
- Dalum
- Gällstad
- Hulu
- Hökerum
- Marbäck
- Nitta
- Rånnaväg
- Timmele
- Trädet
- Ulricehamn (seat)
- Vegby
- Älmestad
Demographics
[edit]This is a demographic table based on Ulricehamn 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 24,871 residents, including 18,972 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 43.9% voted for the left coalition and 54.8% for the right coalition.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Blidsberg/Dalum | 2,089 | 1,571 | 38.0 | 59.9 | 79 | 82 | 18 | 22,233 | 27 |
| Centrum/Tingsholm N | 1,692 | 1,409 | 47.9 | 51.2 | 79 | 78 | 22 | 21,756 | 34 |
| Fridhem/Paradiset/C-S | 2,028 | 1,641 | 44.7 | 54.3 | 83 | 85 | 15 | 26,372 | 38 |
| Gunnarshill | 1,648 | 1,201 | 50.4 | 48.3 | 85 | 76 | 24 | 26,758 | 36 |
| Gällstad/Rånnaväg | 2,113 | 1,611 | 46.1 | 52.8 | 84 | 83 | 17 | 24,464 | 27 |
| Hökerum/Nitta | 2,451 | 1,838 | 40.4 | 58.2 | 87 | 88 | 12 | 26,465 | 32 |
| Hössna/Liared | 1,479 | 1,098 | 35.7 | 63.0 | 85 | 89 | 11 | 25,736 | 30 |
| Marbäck/Fredriksberg | 2,385 | 1,760 | 48.5 | 50.3 | 87 | 85 | 15 | 28,334 | 42 |
| Markuslyckan/Karlslätt | 1,525 | 1,094 | 48.9 | 49.1 | 82 | 71 | 29 | 25,533 | 34 |
| Skarpås/Furet | 1,695 | 1,279 | 46.2 | 52.8 | 85 | 80 | 20 | 26,847 | 35 |
| Timmele/Älmestad | 2,024 | 1,599 | 37.8 | 61.4 | 86 | 90 | 10 | 25,893 | 28 |
| Tvärred/Vegby | 2,059 | 1,514 | 45.7 | 53.2 | 83 | 82 | 18 | 25,968 | 32 |
| Villastaden/Bronäs | 1,683 | 1,357 | 44.3 | 54.7 | 83 | 82 | 18 | 24,739 | 33 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Ulricehamn i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ulricehamn Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
- Ulricehamn Municipality - Official site
- Ulricehamn Tourism - In Swedish, English and German
- (in Swedish) Article Ulricehamn - From Nordisk Familjebok
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