Karlsborg Municipality
Karlsborg Municipality Karlsborgs kommun | |
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 Karlsborg town hall | |
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| Coordinates: 58°32′N 14°31′E / 58.533°N 14.517°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Seat | Karlsborg |
| Area | |
• Total | 797.35 km2 (307.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 405.87 km2 (156.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 391.48 km2 (151.15 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 7,061 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Municipal code | 1446 |
| Website | www.karlsborg.se |
Karlsborg Municipality (Karlsborgs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Karlsborg.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when "old" Karlsborg was amalgamated with Mölltorp and Undenäs.
The area has been dominated by Karlsborg Fortress and military activity throughout the last centuries.
Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality. The Flugebyn airfield, home of the Västergötland Skydiving Club (Västergötlands Fallskärmsklubb) also lies in the municipality.
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Karlsborg 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 6,959 residents, including 5,557 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 43.3% voted for the left coalition and 55.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| Karlsborg C-S | 2,057 | 1,657 | 40.4 | 58.4 | 79 | 88 | 12 | 23,542 | 38 |
| Karlsborg N | 2,068 | 1,641 | 44.0 | 55.1 | 84 | 91 | 9 | 25,703 | 35 |
| Mölltorp-Brevik | 1,832 | 1,443 | 46.0 | 53.5 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 25,897 | 34 |
| Undenäs-Forsvik | 1,002 | 816 | 45.4 | 53.5 | 77 | 88 | 12 | 21,277 | 29 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
References
- ^ "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 Karlsborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
Media related to Karlsborg Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Karlsborg Municipality - Official site
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