Örebro County Explained

Official Name:Örebro County
Settlement Type:County of Sweden
Flag Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type: 
Blank Emblem Size:150px
Image Map1:Sweden Örebro location map.svg
Map Caption1:Location map of Örebro County in Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1634
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Örebro
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts:12
P1:Askersund
P2:Degerfors
P3:Hällefors
P4:Hallsberg
P5:Karlskoga
P6:Kumla
P7:Laxå
P8:Lekeberg
P9:Lindesberg
P10:Ljusnarsberg
P11:Nora
P12:Örebro
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Lena Rådström Baastad
Leader Title1:Council
Leader Name1:Landstinget i Örebro
Area Total Km2:8545.6
Population As Of:31 December 2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:308,116
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:SEK 104 billion
€11.154 billion (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Iso Code:SE-T
Blank Name Sec2:NUTS Region

Örebro County (Swedish: Örebro län) is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly northern region of Bergslagen, where mining and metallurgic industry have been important since the Middle Ages, and the southern Mälardalen of lakes and farms.[3]

Province

Sweden's counties are primarily administrative units, whereas the provinces of Sweden usually fit cultural and historical boundaries. Örebro County consists of the province of Närke, the western half of Västmanland and minor parts of eastern Värmland and northeastern Västergötland. Örebro County is named after its capital city, Örebro, which in 2010 was the sixth largest city of Sweden. Official 2010 numbers sourced in the localities section indicate that 38% of the county population is living in the city of Örebro alone. Örebro itself contains just as many inhabitants as the 23 other largest localities put together, and has grown significantly ever since the official statistics began in the late 1960s.

Administration

The county was named Närke and Värmland County until 1779 when Värmland County seceded.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Örebro Governors.

Politics

See main article: Örebro County Council. The County Council of Örebro or Örebro läns landsting, which is appointed by the electorate of the county, is primarily responsible for health care and public transportation.

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Örebro County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

YearTurnoutVotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
1970[4] 88.4174,0314.351.120.114.32.27.655.441.9
1973[5] 90.9177,3104.849.823.69.22.39.654.642.7
1976[6] 91.9184,7214.348.724.010.01.710.853.044.8
1979[7] 90.7183,0595.349.217.910.02.014.954.442.8
1982[8] 91.5185,6865.452.21.514.95.62.817.457.637.9
1985[9] 90.1184,0195.450.61.612.613.515.556.041.7
1988[10] 86.5176,0066.649.04.410.712.33.612.860.035.8
1991[11] 86.9177,4535.243.52.87.89.48.315.76.748.741.2
1994[12] 87.2178,6367.150.84.66.97.45.016.31.262.535.5
1998[13] 81.9166,37113.642.14.35.04.811.316.760.037.8
2002[14] 81.2166,5978.946.54.26.411.29.010.71.759.637.4
2006[15] 82.8171,3037.243.14.67.56.67.218.83.853.840.1
2010[16] 85.6182,3785.738.86.55.46.36.224.06.151.041.8
2014[17] 86.7188,7045.436.96.45.64.35.218.614.448.633.6
2018[18] 87.7195,1577.633.13.77.84.66.916.618.252.246.3
2022[19] 84.7196,5046.133.34.16.34.65.316.722.149.848.7

Geography and climate

The southern Närke plain, the forested north and the highland to the west makes for a varying landscape. Örebro County is located between the four major lakes of Sweden and has coastlines on two of them. Capital Örebro is alongside Hjälmaren, located slightly inland along Svartån. The southern area of the county has a transitional climate between oceanic and continental, with warm summers and cold, variable winters. Örebro has a July high of around 23C and winter highs around 0C with frosts being frequent from November to April. The proximity to the major lakes moderates winter temperatures somewhat, undermining the continental effects of its inland position. The northern areas of the county are slightly cooler year-round. The summer temperatures on the Närke Plain are some of the warmest in all of Scandinavia and by extension Northern Europe.

Municipalities

Örebro County is divided into 12 municipalities.[20]

Municipality Population (2017)
11,175
9,668
7,109
15,932
30,413
21,506
5,643
7,868
23,613
3,016
10,747
150,291
Source: Statistics Sweden[21]

Localities (2018 Statistics Sweden estimates)

Pos Locality Population
1 124 027
2 27 562
3 17 089
4 9 732
5 8 457
6 7 371
7 6 773
8 4 506
9 4 172
10 3 119
11 3 028
12 2 786
13 2 725
14 2 534
15 2 336
16 2 143
17 1 917
18 1 686
19 1 544
20 1 457
21 1 393
22 1 338
23 1 091
Source: Statistics Sweden[22]

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[23] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location200220062010201420182019
Askersund5.56.16.47.910.310.7
Degerfors11.212.213.815.519.419.8
Hallsberg8.810.311.913.819.520.2
Hällefors15.317.018.720.726.126.6
Karlskoga13.414.515.419.121.421.8
Kumla9.811.312.714.416.717.1
Laxå13.913.512.818.021.221.5
Lekeberg4.64.84.75.18.08.5
Lindesberg10.011.513.616.720.020.1
Ljusnarsberg11.112.614.720.123.723.3
Nora8.710.211.713.217.417.4
Örebro16.017.820.422.325.326.2
Total13.0 14.5 16.5 18.7 22.0 22.6
align=left colspan=7Source: SCB

Heraldry

See main article: Närke Heraldry.

The arms for the County of Örebro is a combination of the arms of Närke, Västmanland and Värmland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 . . 31 December 2023 . 2 June 2024.
  2. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita
  3. Web site: Örebro län; Fakta & Perspectiv . Regionfakta . Pantzare Information . 8 October 2018 . 8 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095856/http://www.regionfakta.com/Orebro-lan/ . live .
  4. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1970. SCB. 21 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1973. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1976. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1979. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1982. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1985. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1988. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1991. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1994. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1998. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Valresultat Riksdag 2002. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html. dead.
  15. Web site: Allmänna val 17 september 2006. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Röster - Val 2010. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Röster - Val 2014. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  18. Web site: Röster - Val 2018. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Valpresentation . 2023-01-26 . resultat.val.se . sv.
  20. Web site: Örebro län . Information om Sverige . County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland . 8 October 2018 . 2016 . 8 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095854/https://www.informationsverige.se/Engelska/Leva-och-bo/lan-och-kommuner/Pages/Orebrolan.aspx . live .
  21. Web site: Population by region and year . Statistics Sweden . 7 October 2018 . 7 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181007223306/http://api.scb.se/OV0104/v1/doris/en/ssd/START/BE/BE0101/BE0101A/BefolkningNy . live .
  22. Web site: Statistiska tätorter 2018; befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet . scb.se . . 10 October 2020 . 10 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010153037//contentassets/2ae651f3169142a7a5812c0aaa4a6070/mi0810_2018a01_tatorter2018_bef_arealer_200827.xlsx . live .
  23. Web site: PxWeb - välj variabler och värden. sv. SCB. 11 August 2020. 7 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807213920/http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/. live.